The Nottingham Forest manager, Nuno Espirito Santospoke in the press conference about the young talent Murillo, reiterating the importance of the player for the club’s project and extinguishing, at least for the moment, the transfer rumors that would see him linked to other teams. “I think he is a player with immense talent,” began Nuno Espirito Santo, underlining the youngster’s untapped potential. “He can improve immensely given his age. He has only been with us since last season and the improvement is evident.” A clear reference to the growth shown by Murillo since he wore the Nottingham Forest shirt.
Nuno Espirito Santo then moved the discussion to the importance of having players who are motivated and committed to the project: “It’s good for us. Essentially, it’s good for us that our players who are here are happy, motivated and committed. doubt. There is no player in our team who does not have this feeling of improvement, who does not strive to compete well. Murillo is just another one of these.”
The coach wanted to clarify that there are no “untouchables” in the squad, but that the primary objective is to enhance the current group: “It is not assigned to anyone. The core of the team is what it is, and they must be happy, play well and compete well. That’s what we want. Our priority is the players who are here. They are the ones who get good results and want to go and try to compete to the best of our ability.” Finally, Nuno Espirito Santo spoke about the transfer market, reiterating the difficulty of finding players who can really improve the team: “We are working, the club is working. The basis is that we keep our players here and these are the players who will solve our problems problems. It is not easy to operate in this market and finding options that improve us is not easy.”