According to Team Talk, Tottenham Hotspur have monitored Murillo's progress amid links to major European clubs. There were earlier links to Real Madrid and Barcelona, and valuations for the player range from £60 million to £70 million or higher.

Murillo might require convincing that Chelsea is a more suitable team for him than other teams, such as Tottenham.

Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, and Manchester United have extensively monitored Murillo, a 23-year-old Brazilian centre-back. Murillo is preparing to leave Nottingham Forest this summer, and the club will seek more than £50 million for him. The defender signed a new four-year contract last January, and Forest maintains that the deal does not include a release clause.