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'Ruthless' Everton to overhaul squad with transfers that 'would surprise you'
David Moyes is plotting a major overhaul of his squad this summer, with Jarrad Branthwaite understood to be a big part of his plans moving forwardsinews.co.uk
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Everton’s asking price for Jarrad Branthwaite remains the same £80m that long-term suitors Manchester United baulked at last summer.
Speculation surrounding the England defender’s future has increased after he dropped down the pecking order for the national team, with debutant Dan Burn favoured for last week’s Albania assignment.
One report claimed that could prompt him to consider his options in the coming months – although sources at Everton say there has been no indication that he is unsettled since a summer in which the Red Devils tried to take advantage of financial issues at Goodison Park and sign him on the cheap. They had two bids around the £50m mark rejected outright by Everton, whose valuation is based on the price that players of a similar age and profile have been sold for.
The i Paper understands that Manchester United remain interested in Branthwaite – as do Liverpool and Tottenham, while Newcastle have discussed him in the past – but that Everton are in no mood to sell a player who is under contract until 2027 as they contemplate wholesale changes in the close season. Indeed any bids for the defender would need to come close to the £80m valuation that they set last summer to even begin the conversation.
The prospect of a new contract for Branthwaite – which would secure the 22-year-old’s long-term future – is one scenario being considered at Everton although no talks have yet taken place. It is understood that could be revisited in the summer, when there will be a huge overhaul of David Moyes’s squad.
David Moyes has been handed greater transfer powers at Everton (Photo: Getty)
With The Friedkin Group having restructured Everton’s debt and their Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) position having eased significantly, the club are in a much stronger position to resist offers for their best players this summer. Their position on Branthwaite is also informed by the scale of churn expected in Moyes’s group, with departures set to hit double figures.
A source said the club are likely to be “ruthless” in their contract calls, with Moyes keen to rebuild the team and have them aiming towards the European places rather than the relegation fight that has become the norm. Everton are looking towards a mix of youth and experience but Moyes is also keen on player availability, with the club less likely to take a chance on those with injury question marks hanging over their head.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s situation remains unresolved – the chances are he will now depart at the end of the season – while the club’s decision not to trigger an option in Abdoulaye Doucoure’s deal means he may yet leave too.
The incomings are likely to begin with Carlos Alcaraz, who has to play just five more games to trigger a £15m permanent signing from Brazilian side Flamengo.
The significant turnover is one of the reasons why Everton would be so reluctant to sell Branthwaite, who is one of the players Moyes wants to build his reshaped Toffees side around.
Verdict: Why Everton will buy not sell this summer
Everton fans will be used to speculation surrounding their best players by now. The club’s unofficial motto in the last three years has been “sell, sell, sell” – both to tick the PSR box and also, to be brutally frank, keep the lights on.
But the word coming from inside the club is that times are changing. Expect a more “aggressive” Everton this summer – and that extends to those who think they can unsettle and sign the likes of Branthwaite.
Branthwaite might have had a 7/10 campaign so far – a wobbly start has been corrected with some solid displays of late – but there is a real belief in him at Everton. And they want him to come on the journey with them.
After a fairly low-key start to life under The Friedkin Group, we can expect a bit more tubthumping when new chief executive Angus Kinnear gets to work later this year. The word is that the relative silence from the top on the club’s ambitions in future years is deliberate: they want to leave space for Kinnear and company to stamp their mark.
But fans are bound to judge the club on one thing: the quality of incoming recruitment this summer. I’d expect that to be sound, with Moyes understood to want Premier League quality and Everton keen to take the squad up “several notches”. They are prowling around players that “would surprise you”, according to one insider.
It feels like the days of scratching around the bargain bin for the likes of Neal Maupay are over for the club. Surely that is something Branthwaite will be part of, too.
Worth asking about him but walk away if they want a crazy amount
They do, £50m+
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