The center defense tandem of Nottingham Forest and West Ham United immediately became known as “master and apprentice.”
The team led by Nuno Espirito Santo kept the Hammers at bay en route to a 2-0 victory, recording their first Premier League clean sheet since November.And the core of a strong Reds back line consisted of the seasoned Felipe and the 21-year-old Murillo, both Brazilians.
It acted as a reminder of how the club’s recent business venture is turning out to be quite successful. Considering that he had played little senior football when he moved from Corinthians, the young player has adapted to English game quite well.
The focus of much of the attention was on the club record that was paid for Ibrahim Sangare during the summer transfer window, but the Reds also made some good acquisitions among their 13 recruits.
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga together cost less than £20 million. Nicolas Dominguez cost Bologna less than £7 million, and Remo Freuler went the other way as part of the agreement. Ola Aina showed up for free.
Additionally, considering that Forest only paid £11 million to bring Murillo to the City Ground, he has to rank among the top additions of that transfer window. He is demonstrating that he is well worth the money.
Harry Redknapp selected the defender for his Team of the Week, calling him “fantastic.” “He has good ball-dribbling skills and made several excellent passes. He made some excellent clearances and executed a terrific tackle on Michail Antonio, the player stated.
Murillo is not the completed work yet. There are still certain things he can do better. During the season, there will be ups and downs for him.
Building up young players just to have them struggle later in life is always a risk. It is Nuno’s task to effectively oversee Murillo. He undoubtedly possesses a ton of promise. And he is one instance of the Reds doing things correctly in the midst of attention being focused on their financial status and transfer market.
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