Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite will not force through a move to Manchester United | OneFootball

It is no surprise to see Manchester United prioritising strengthening the defence after what transpired last season. However, their pursuit of Jarrad Branthwaite has been far from smooth.

The Everton centre-back was one of the young standout stars in the Premier League in the last campaign and his displays alerted multiple big sides to his availability.

However, the Red Devils were the first to the scene, agreeing personal terms with the Englishman but saw their opening bid of around £45 million get rejected by the Toffees who were holding out for an offer close to £70 million.

United’s first offer was in line with the player’s market value and it was made considering the defender only had one full season of English top-flight experience.

Jarrad race

But the Merseyside club have remained adamant and United have refused to play their game and even threatened to walk away without making any further bids due to their unrealistic valuation.

The Peoples Person recently relayed that Manchester City are plotting to try and hijack United’s deal while the former PSV Eindhoven loan star was reportedly agitating for a move away.

However, if Football Transfers is to be believed, Branthwaite will not force through a move to Old Trafford despite agreeing personal terms.

He respects his current club and even though would love to join the 20-time English league champions, he does not want to cause any disruption which will please Everton fans.

Sean Dyche’s side are said to be open to a sale should United or any other club agree to pay close to £65 million, which could even be made up of realistic add-ons.

Jarrad will not force a move

“Jarrad Branthwaite will not force through a move to Manchester United despite verbally agreeing on terms with the club, FootballTransfers has learned.

“The defender has been in talks with the Red Devils since the beginning of the year and is hopeful of securing a move to Old Trafford.

“However, the 22-year-old will not cause any disruption to Everton, a club he respects, as has been suggested. Sources indicate that an agreement of around £65 million will be sufficient to finalise the deal for the player, with the Merseyside club also open to offers that include add-ons to reach that amount.”

The Red Devils are currently locked in talks with Bayern Munich over Matthijs de Ligt but also want the Everton star due to his ability on the ball and his ability to play on the left-side of the defence. Whether INEOS can land both remains to be seen.

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