According to The Telegraph, Nottingham Forest rejected Chelsea’s January approach for center-back Murillo.
With a chance to qualify for the Champions League, Forest has been one of the Premier League’s unexpected teams this season.
As the transfer window came to an end, the team was able to maintain its roster despite interest in a number of important players.
Early in the transfer window, Chelsea was eager to get Murillo, but Forest wouldn’t entertain a deal. Evangelos Marinakis, the club’s owner, refused to back down from what may have been a record-breaking agreement.
The deal was reportedly worth more than the £47.5 million that Tottenham paid Forest for Brennan Johnson.
