Murillo to Man Utd: Football Insider Reports Huge Summer Offer Possible

Football Insider reports via the BBC that Man Utd could make a huge summer offer for Forest's Murillo, 24. It is interest only, with no fee reported and nothing confirmed.

Tue 10 Nov 2026, 13:28 GMT3 min read Comment Transfer News Transfers Murillo to Man Utd is back in the transfer gossip. Football Insider, as carried in the BBC Sport gossip column in its Monday edition, reports that Manchester United could be ready to make a huge offer for the 24-year-old Nottingham Forest centre-back in the summer.

It is reported interest and nothing more. Murillo and United: the summer link The BBC lists the item as a Football Insider story.

It is a summer plan, not a January one. The line fits what Football Insider's Pete O'Rourke said on the site's Transfer Insider podcast in early October, which Sports Mole (Matt Law) wrote up on 2 October.

O'Rourke said Murillo has been a previous United target, and that "it would take a huge offer if they were to consider letting him go." Sports Mole's account of that podcast adds that Forest have no need to sell, that Murillo signed a long-term deal last May that runs to 2030, and that a January move is unlikely. Summer 2027 is the window it points to.

It adds that United will also move for a new left-back next summer, with a new right-back and a second centre-back possible as part of a revamp. The fee and the contract Outlet Fee Wages Contract Stage Football Insider (via BBC Sport gossip, 8 Nov) "Huge offer", no figure Not reported Not reported Possible summer approach Football Insider podcast (via Sports Mole, 2 Oct) No figure Not reported Forest deal to 2030 Speculative, January unlikely No outlet has put a price on it.

What it would mean for United Murillo is a Brazil centre-back who joined Forest from Corinthians in 2023 and, by Sports Mole's count, has made 120 appearances for them, with four goals and three assists. He is the sort of Premier League-proven defender a rebuilding club targets, and a contract to 2030 gives Forest the stronger hand.

The bigger question is who is in charge when a bid would be made. BBC Sport reports that Carrick's future is to be decided on Wednesday, as covered inour report on the meeting, and the contenders are compared inour look at the manager candidates.

A new head coach could well want a say on a defender at this price, so the summer interest may change with the appointment.