Season › 2024-25 › News The Rumour Mill Jarrad Branthwaite open to discuss a new contract with the club Anjishnu Roy | 28/02/2025 5comments | Jump to last On today’s episode of “Where’s Jarrad going?” comes a positive development for Everton as the youngster is open to discussing a new contract with the club. However, keeping him beyond this season could still be a mammoth task. New owners The Friedkin Group are likely to face an uphill battle with Real Madrid and Liverpool circling around Branthwaite’s camp and offering large sums for the services of the 22-year-old, who has a contract with the Blues until the summer of 2027. He was also the subject of multiple bids from INEOS-owned Manchester United last summer though they failed to match the club’s final asking price. That asking price is only expected to rise going into the next transfer window following Branthwaite’s strong partnership with captain James Tarkowksi at the back. Everton’s upturn in form under David Moyes, however, could prove to be crucial as Branthwaite has recently shown interest in hearing Everton’s offer. Vicky Gommarsall on Sky Sports News said, “Jarrad Branthwaite would be open to discussing a new contract with the club, but they are going to fight to keep the defender this summer. “The England centre-back is expected to have intense interest from a number of top clubs around Europe, including several in the Champions League – Liverpool, Man City and Spurs are among those to track Branthwaite. Real Madrid are said to have sent scouts. “Everton would like to keep him long-term, but dispute the new ownership improving their financial parameters, sources have indicated that it is unlikely Everton could match the muscle of those clubs getting ready to make offers for the player.” The question of whether to keep or sell Jarrad Branthwaite for the right price is likely to dominate much of Everton’s summer transfer window. He has been an absolute rock at the back and replacing him will be a difficult proposition. At the same time, Everton will also need money to pour into the squad since several members of the starting XI are loan players and Branthwaite’s exit could fund a massive squad rebuild. Reader Comments (5) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () Eric Myles 1 Posted 28/02/2025 at 14:36:18 "Real Madrid and Liverpool circling around Branthwaite’s camp and offering large sums for the services of the 22-year-old"They shouldn't be talking to Branthwaite's "camp" at all, he's contracted to Everton and if they're interested in signing him have to meet the Club valuation before they can talk to his "camp". Rob Halligan 2 Posted 28/02/2025 at 14:40:18 The shite can circle as much as they like, because there's no chance of him going there. Danny O'Neill 3 Posted 28/02/2025 at 14:56:24 Here we go then. Time for the journalist sharks to start circling.The club will decide. Mike Hayes 4 Posted 28/02/2025 at 15:08:38 Fingers crossed the offer we make will be enough to convince him to sign. No matter where he goes he’s guaranteed first team football. He’s been forming a good partnership with Tarkowski, might not be easy to find a replacement. Maybe Moyes can persuade him to sign. We need to build the team around him, O’Brien Ndiaye and buy Alcaraz, Gueye for a 1 year extension? Hope Chermiti comes good. Go the foundation to build a good team with them and adding a few more for squad depth. Brendan Fox 5 Posted 28/02/2025 at 15:50:22 The club needs to offer and get Branthwaite to commit to a long extension to his current deal on much improved terms, if that includes a release fee at or around the £80m mark then so be it. Jarrad is a valued club asset and the club would likely prefer he stays to build a team around him. However the club also needs to ensure that valued assets are looked after to maximise their value if a player is to be sold. His current contract runs upto 2027 so his market value falls the closer the run upto the end of his contract, hopefully TFG will run the club properly and not allow this situation to drag on too long. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW © ToffeeWeb