Chelsea face struggling Nottingham Forest when the Premier League returns on Saturday.
The Blues have started the new season relatively strongly and beat reigning champions Liverpool 2-1 in their previous outing.
Forest, meanwhile, are without a win in seven games across all competitions since Ange Postecoglou was appointed as the successor to Nuno Esperito Santo.
Ahead of the match, it has emerged that the game could give Chelsea an opportunity to watch one of their transfer targets in action.
As reported by Spanish outlet Fichajes, via CaughtOffside, the West London giants are interested in Forest centre-back Murillo, who has impressed over the past 12 months.
Murillo has attracted interest from both Chelsea and Real Madrid (Photo: SPP Sport Press Photo/Alamy)
The 23-year-old defender joined Forest from Brazilian side Corinthians in 2023 and has since established himself not only as a key player at The City Ground, but also as one of the best in the Premier League in his position.
Last term the defender made 36 Premier League appearances as Forest qualified for Europe, but he has missed their last three league games after picking up an injury.
In total he has now played 80 times for Forest across all competitions, forming a strong central defensive partnership with Nikola Milenkovic, but the report claims that Chelsea have shown serious interest in the player and could make an attempt to sign him either in January or next summer.
The Blues will face stiff competition in the race to sign the central defender, though, with Spanish giants Real Madrid and German champions Bayern Munich also said to be admirers of the player.
Murillo is currently under contract with Forest until the end of the 2028/29 campaign, but the club could face a battle to keep hold of the defender beyond next summer.