With a reported £100m price tag set, this mass interest will excite Sean Dyche, who will likely see it as a huge opportunity to drive the price up into the stratosphere.
How good has Jarrad Branthwaite been for Everton?
Whoever is the team to pry Branthwaite from Everton will be acquiring an absolute gem, even if they are forced to pay well over the odds for his services.
However, that has become the norm nowadays in the Premier League, and given his status as a mature two-footed English centre-back with pace, height and top-level experience, he ticks all the boxes.
His consistently outstanding performances throughout this season, his first featuring regularly in England’s top flight, will only aid that notion too.
Without him, Dyche’s side would be far worse off, and the complimentary partnership he has struck up with James Tarkowski has been integral in making Jordan Pickford, on paper, the division’s best goalkeeper in terms of clean sheets attained.
Branthwaite’s statistics only further that notion, as he is averaging 2.1 tackles, 4.5 clearances and six ball recoveries per game. To pair that with a 79% pass accuracy and an 80% dribble success rate only reinforced his status as one of England’s hottest young talents, via Sofascore.Whether it be Arsenal, or in fact Manchester United who end up snagging him from Goodison Park, his presence at the back for them could prove revolutionary for the next decade.
He is that good of a defender.
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