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Opinion
Why Everton must reconsider selling Jarrad Branthwaite in January with potential crisis incoming
Everton rejected multiple bids for Jarrad Branthwaite from Manchester United over the summer transfer window.
Jarrad Branthwaite was at the top of Manchester United‘s shopping list at the start of ജthe🌳 summer window as the Red Devils pushed to strengthen their centre-back department.
United submitted a £45m bid for Branthwaite, but their valuation never came close to Everton’s £80m price tag for the English defender.
The To🉐ffees ended up keeping hওold of Branthwaite with United turning their interest to Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt instead.
However, Branthwaite has spent the opening weeks of the season on the sidelines with an injury and Everton now sit 20th in the Premier League table after a dire start to the campaign.
Liverpool also showed interest in Branthwaite this summer and the two Premier League giants will be waiting to pounc🍨e for the 22-year-old if Everton find themselves in a relegation battle again this season.
Everton must reconsider Jarrad Branthwaite sale
Keeping hold of Branthwaite would be a huge success for Everton if they had ambitions of challenging in th𓃲e top 🔯half of the table, but ultimately they have much bigger issues to tackle before they can set their sights that high.
Everton faced two points deductions last season for breaching financial regulations and they continue to have financial issues with Farhad Moshiri still yet𒐪 to complete a t💫akeover deal.
Branthwaite is currently the club’s most valuable asset and cashing in on him in January would allow Everton to address much wider issues 🐻– such as their impending contract crisis.
As reported by , Everton have just 12 senior players contracted to t🌼he cl⛎ub beyond this season.
The club desperately needs to tie more f♍irst-team players down to new deals and a huge influx of cash from Branthwaite’s sale would certainly help.
The report that Branthwaite – who is contracted at Goodison Park until 2027 – will only sign a new deal with Everton if they match the🔥 £160,000 per week wages offered by Manchester United.
Everton simply cannot afford to match Branthwaite’s wage demands and his value will only deteriorate the longer they wait. A sale in January is best for e🍃veryone involved.
Everton already have Jarrad Branthwaite replacement
Losing Branthwaite would weaken Everton’s defence, but they have already sourced a good replacement in Jake O’Brien, w♕ho joined this summer in a £16m deal from Lyon.
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O’Brien was in superb form for Everton in pre-season but has not been needed in the Premier League so far with Dyche pr🅘eferring Mi༺chael Keane and James Tarkowski.
With enough dept✱h in the squad to survive Branthwaite’s departure, Everton must reconsider selling him in January – they may even start a bidding war between the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham.