According to Reports, Manchester United is getting ready to try offering about £50 million for the transfer of Everton center-back Jarrad Branthwaite this summer.
The Red Devils ended up signing both Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt in defense, but it appears Branthwaite is still a top priority.
Liverpool and Real Madrid are also interested in the highly regarded 22-year-old, so this could be a complex story.
United would surely have the edge over Liverpool as Everton won’t want to sell to their Merseyside rivals, but the Toffees would surely rather sell abroad instead of to any other English club.
Everton fans will be disappointed, but also probably not too surprised to see that Branthwaite’s future looks set to be the subject of speculation again this summer.
It’s been another disappointing campaign at Goodison Park, and Branthwaite will surely have ambitions of playing at a higher level, with Gary Lineker previously describing him as a “special” talent on The Rest Is Football podcast.
United could do well to snap up the England international if possible, as they arguably still need more depth in defence anyway.
Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof probably don’t have a future at Old Trafford, while Lisandro Martinez has proven rather injury prone for much of his time at the club.
With Ruben Amorim playing three at the back, that surely means Branthwaite could make a useful addition to come in and play alongside Yoro and De Ligt.
MUFC have also had a really poor season, though, so it remains to be seen if Branthwaite would see them as enough of a step up for him at this moment in time.
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