Why Murillo is heading for the Champions League rather than the Championship with Liverpool, Arsenal and Real Madrid among his suitors

Why Murillo is heading for the Champions League rather than the Championship with Liverpool, Arsenal and Real Madrid among his suitors

Europe’s best young defender may be set to leave at the end of the season but Murillo is heading for the Champions League rather than the Championship.

Nottingham Forest’s Brazilian centre-back has been a shining light in a very difficult season for the club, which is teetering on a knife’s edge.

A point clear of Luton and with matches against fellow strugglers Everton, Burnley and Sheffield United, at least Forest’s future is in their hands. They are also appealing the four-point deduction for breaking spending rules that has landed them in trouble.