European club in attendance to watch £15m Nottingham Forest player vs Newcastle

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Nottingham Forest’s positive run came to an end at the City Ground at the weekend, and it appears as if Real Madrid and Barcelona were in attendance to keep an eye on three players.

Nuno Espirito Santo picked up the Premier League Manager of the Month award just days before the game, and many fans were calling it a curse as Newcastle picked up all three points.

It was an impressive first-half from Forest and Murillo even grabbed his first goal for the club, but Newcastle were far superior in the second-half and deserved the win.

Nottingham Forest now find themselves in fifth position on goal difference, which is still an amazing achievement at this point in the season.

Interestingly, it has come out since that Barcelona and Real Madrid were in attendance to watch three players during the Premier League clash.

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Real Madrid in attendance to watch Murillo

Murillo put in an impressive performance for Nottingham Forest that will have no doubt strengthened the interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona in the centre-back.

He played the full 90 minutes, made nine clearances, scored one goal, made one block, one interception, four tackles, won six of his seven duels and had 55 touches.

According to TBR, Barcelona and Real Madrid were at the City Ground on Sunday to keep an eye on Murillo, Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes.

It’s specifically stated that Los Blancos were the club focused on Murillo.

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Murillo continues to go from strength to strength

Murillo has been attracting the interest of Liverpool as they look to find a long-term replacement for Virgil van Dijk. It comes as no surprise as he’s looked world-class in the red shirt this season.

The Brazilian national team have noticed just how well Murillo has done this season in the Premier League, having handed him a call-up for the international break.

Nottingham Forest fans love him, with Jamie Carragher even pointing out that Murillo has already earnt himself the status of cult hero at the City Ground.