Liverpool is the newest club that is credited with an interest in Jarrad Branthwaite, but Everton has taken a step to try to lock up the English defender with a new deal
Everton has opened conversations with Jarrad Branthwaite about a potential contract extension in the midst of new transmission interest in the defender, whose Vrijers now include Liverpool.
Branthwaite, 22, has settled as one of the best young defenders of the Premier League and was the subject of a £ 50 million bid from Manchester United last summer. And after another fantastic season for the Toffees, Branthwaite is again interested.
Earlier this week it appeared that Tottenham set their sights on the former Carlisle United -Man while they want to renew their team under Thomas Frank.
And they are not the only one in the bright Branthwaite with Liverpool – the bitter rivals of Everton – also among the lovers of the talented defender.
However, Everton is not interested in cashing in Branthwaite this summer and has already started talking to the player's representatives in an attempt to lock him up with a new contract.
The ECHO report that the services of Branthwaite have been retained for the 25-26 campaign is a priority for Everton, which ended last season with a flourish after the return of David Moyes.
The Scot is determined to 'build his defense' around Branthwaite, who is left for two years to walk his current deal. But interest from elsewhere in the Premier League can make things difficult for Everton.
Although Liverpool is admirers of Branthwaite, it seems that they are ready to raise their interest Marc Guehi, the Defender of Crystal Palace who was also reached heavily by top clubs last summer.
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The 24-year-old English star was the subject of two failed transfer bids from Newcastle 12 months ago, but is now in the last year of his deal, which means that Palace's negotiation forces is not as strong as it once was.
Guehi is reserved as a potential replacement for Jarell Quansah, who is talking about a move to Bayer Leverkusen. A deal – which would be separate from the agreement in which Florian Wirtz will be a Liverpool player this weekend – could happen to the Bundesliga -Outfit ready to pay around £ 34 million.
The Reds also close a deal for Milos Kerkez, who would join Bournemouth, while they are also reportedly looking for a new striker with Darwin Nunez who would expect to go into the transfer window.