£80m Star ‘Keen to Join’ Man Utd and is Waiting for INEOS
Manchester United’s pursuit of Jarrad Branthwaite is no big secret, with the Red Devils having had a bid rejected for him earlier in the month – but Fabrizio Romano has exclusively told GIVEMESPORT that the defender is keen on a move to Old Trafford even despite Champions League football at the Theatre of Dreams this season.
Branthwaite’s snub from the England side for EURO 2024 could have somewhat threatened to have lowered his asking price, with the chance to feature on the international stage being a huge chance for his price to raise if he had a solid tournament for the Three Lions – but having turned 22 on Thursday, the defender has his best years ahead of him, which United will undoubtedly be keen upon. And a deal hasn’t been ruled out with Romano telling supporters to keep an eye on any potential deal.
Reports flooded in last week that Everton had received a £35m bid from United for his services – and that was rejected out of hand instantly, with the club wanting £80million to even consider accepting a bid from any interested side.
It was thought that Branthwaite would need to be sold for Everton to dodge Profit and Sustainability punishments from the Premier League, though the sale of Lewis Dobbin to Aston Villa in turn gave them the leeway needed to keep both Branthwaite and Amadou Onana.
The Belgian had been linked to United and Arsenal earlier in the window for a fee of around £50million, having signed for the Toffees two years ago from Lille for £33million.
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