Barcelona dey reportedly eye Nottingham Forest centre-back Murillo, but Arsenal and Chelsea don enter the matter, and e fit turn wahala for Hansi Flick plans.
Barca dey top La Liga after 12 matches, but dem dey level on points with Real Madrid wey still get one game hand. Flick team dey score anyhow — 36 goals already — but dem don concede 15, the joint highest among the top seven sides.
People don dey shout say the defence no solid, especially as Flick style too aggressive dey expose the backline. According to CaughtOffside, Barca truly want Murillo, but dem must convince am ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal.
Barcelona Fit Beat Arsenal, Chelsea To Murillo?
Forest don reportedly put €80-90m (£70.3m-£79.1m) price tag on Murillo head — money wey fit too heavy for Barcelona current financial wahala.
Chelsea and Arsenal don show before say dem fit drop over £100m on top player since summer 2023, but Barca don dey manage funds, even settling for loan deals like Marcus Rashford own.
Barca no fit drag money with Premier League giants, but dem luck fit shine if Forest relegate — Murillo price go sharply drop. The defender still be 23, meaning even if he join one English club now, Barca fit still sign am later… though interest fit don cool by then.
Barcelona Transfer Targets: Who Dem Suppose Sign This Summer?
If Barca wan save money, plenty centre-backs fit dey available for free this summer. One big option na Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate.
Even though he dey struggle this season, he be one of the best channel defenders for Premier League 2024-25. Maybe his current poor form na because of uncertainty around his future.
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi go also dey free, but him go get heavy competition — including Liverpool, wey nearly sign am for summer 2025.
Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano, wey don dey linked to Real Madrid, go also free at the end of 2025-26. If Barca fit hijack am from Madrid, e go be big boost for their defence.
