Murillo admits he’s found one thing really ‘difficult’ since joining Nottingham Forest and it’s time to quit playing

Murillo has been a revelation since arriving at Nottingham Forest from Corinthians, but one aspect of the move is still something he struggles with.

It’s never a sure thing that a player will adapt to English football, as evidenced by Ramon Sosa being linked away from Forest despite only arriving from Talleres in Argentina in the summer.

Murillo is clearly a unique case, though, becoming a key figure in the Forest squad as soon as he was given the opportunity by Steve Cooper and has only continued to excel since.

His impact on the club even extends into the Forest Academy, with Zach Abbott learning from Murillo in training. It wasn’t all easy for the Brazilian, though, with one aspect of the City Ground switch causing particular problems early on.

Murillo initially struggled with ‘ridiculous’ English accents

Murillo signed a new Forest contract in January to extend his fruitful stay in the Premier League, but adapting to English football wasn’t the only aspect of the move from Brazil that had to be considered.

The language barrier was always going to be an issue, even with the likes of Danilo as fellow Brazilians to help him adapt. Speaking in an interview with Isabela Pagliari, Murillo discussed these initial teething problems.

He said: “I think what made it most difficult in terms of impact was a little bit of the language. Because we know English in the United States is a little easier but when we came here, the accents they speak are ridiculous!

‘For me, it’s absurd, I’ve been here for a year and a half and I can communicate very well but I think there are times when I can’t do anything!”