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Chelsea hold fresh talks about signing £70m star after Arsenal abandon race

Billy Meyers

Thu 18 July 2024 20:15, UK

Chelsea have now reopened talks to sign a Premier League star – who Arsenal decided not to buy.

The Blues have a lot of work to do to bridge🧜 the gap on Arsenal nowadays – after the Gunners pushed Manchester City close in successive titles races, whereas Chelsea have fini🌸shed 12th and sixth in the last two seasons.

Now, Chelsea have decided to reopen talks with a player Arsenal did want to sign as they aim to bridge this gap…

Chelsea reopen Murillo talks with Nottingham Forest

A story from Gianluigi Longari now claims that Chelsea have returned to the negotiating table to discuss a deal with Nottingham Forest for Murillo.

The reliable Italian journalist adds that Chelsea now see the Brazilian as a primary൩ target for the summer.

It comes after claimed that Arsenal no longer want to sign Murillo.

That may be down to the fact Arsenal are close to signing Bologna 🐻No.33 Riccardo Calafior🧸i – but whatever the reason, Chelsea are now looking to take advan🥃tage.

Murillo enjoyed a spectacꦰular debut campaign in the Premier League last season following a £15m move from Corinthians in August 2023, winning Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Year award.

The Brazilian even came close to scoring a potential Puskas contender from inside his own half against Tottenham – nearly netting remarkable strikes against Luton and Crysta💝l Palace as well.

For a central defender, Murillo is quite the entertainer – to say th🍎e least.

Arsenal have made the right decision

While Murillo is a tremendous pl⛦ayer who could become a superstar – given the fact he is still only 22 years of age – we can understand why Arsenal have focused on Calafiori.

The Italy international – who is also 22 – only looks set to cost £42m, whereas No🍎ttingham Forest are said to value Murillo at £70m after his outstanding 2023/24 campaign.

As we all know, Premier League clubs 🅘are tough to negotiate with, given the fact they have less of a need for cash through sales thanks to the vast amount of broadcasting pay🀅ments.

Therefore, Arsenal have been w🧔ise to avoid negotiating with Nottingham Forest, instead turning attentions towards the more cash-strapped Bologna, who reside in𓃲 a division that is incomparable to the Premier League financially.

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Be su💃re to keep an eye on this situation, as Arsenal close in on Calafiori.