Murillo to Man Utd: Football Insider Reports Huge Summer Offer

Football Insider, via BBC Sport's gossip column, reports Man Utd could make a huge offer for Forest's Murillo in the summer. Mon 9 Nov 2026, 07:28 GMT3 min read Comment Transfer News Transfers Manchester United could make a huge offer for Nottingham Forest centre-back Murillo next summer, according to a Football Insider report carried in BBC Sport's Monday gossip column.

It is a rumour, not a bid: the report names no source at either club, and the 24-year-old Brazil defender is under contract at the City Ground until 2030. Murillo to Man Utd: what Football Insider says BBC Sport credits Football Insider with the line that United "could be ready to make a huge offer" for Murillo in the summer.

The same outlet's Pete O'Rourke gave the background on the Transfer Insider podcast, as Sports Mole reported on 2 October. O'Rourke said Murillo has been a previous United target, that Forest would only consider selling for a "huge offer" and that he "can't see anything happening in January".

CaughtOffside, citing Football Insider, said on 3 October that United could revive their interest as they look at centre-back and left-back reinforcements. It added that Murillo signed a new deal in May.

None of these outlets gives a fee, so any figure you see elsewhere is guesswork. Murillo and United: the claims and their sources Outlet Claim Stage Football Insider (via BBC Sport gossip, 9 November) United could make a huge offer in the summer Interest Football Insider (via Sports Mole, 2 October) Forest would need a huge offer; no January deal expected Interest Football Insider (via CaughtOffside, 3 October) United could revive interest; contract runs to 2030 Interest No outlet reports a fee, wages or contract terms for a United move.

What it would mean for United Sports Mole says a left-back is expected next summer, with a right-back and a second centre-back also possible. Murillo would fall into the centre-back slot.

Sports Mole counts 120 Forest appearances, four goals and three assists since he joined from Corinthians in 2023. The pursuit would also come while the club's own future on the touchline is in the headlines: BBC's gossip column carries a separate Manchester Evening News claim about possible replacements if Michael Carrick is sacked, which is unconfirmed.

Our Man Utd News Today round-up has the latest on Carrick. Treat it as low-to-medium.

It rests on one outlet, Football Insider, repeated by others. BBC Sport's column is a round-up of what the papers and sites say, not BBC reporting.