Everton begin talks with Jarrad Branthwaite over a new deal

Show him we mean business and are not a basket-case club anymore.

Make him one of our top earners, and show we mean business, and other players will see we're a club on the up.

The Top 6 narrative surely cannot be sustainable now that United and Spurs have finished way outside the actual Top 6?

Then 'Everton rocked as Branthwaite bla blah blah'.

And by the end of the summer… he's gone.

Surely we wouldn't have just started negotiating with him if this was real? This feels like a narrative.…

As an outfield player, Jarrad plays like his life depends on it. He's an example to the Squad.

Would the extra responsibility be adverse? Time would tell but I don't think it would.

UTFTs!

Moyes has publicly made the retention of Branthwaite and Pickford his top priority.

He appears to have learned his lesson after being constantly let down by Kenwright (Rooney, Arteta et al).

We have no reason wharsoever to believe that FDG are remotely similar to the master liar and charlatan.

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Paul

If by any remote chance he is (and it is a remote chance) then he needs to brush up on his use of the English language. Just saying.

Adding "UTFT" to the end of a post doesn't mean anything, as it goes. In fact, it only invites suspicion as to the poster's allegiance.

Q: Since when did genuine Evertonians on TW feel obliged to add that to their posts?

A: never (it's taken for granted, ffs).

They are holding the club to ransom, sign or fuck off, that's what he should do. We haven't got the time or the squad to be fucking about with this.

I personally would only offer the contract to Gueye but still buy his replacement. The other two, Athos and Porthos… tell them to fuck off already.

Captain on the pitch next season; Pickford, Tarkowski, him and O'Brien proved last season, we just need someone up top and a few wing additions and we have improved.
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Following season… Europe!

I know he still has 2 years left, but he's probably one of the lowest earners in the first team squad, and this will show him what he means to the club.

Journo's really do talk some shite.

Let's just get him signed up. He is captain material. Behind Tarkowski and Pickford, but is already showing signs. More importantly, he is a very good centre-back.

Doucoure was on £130k per week.

Everton may be financially sound to offer him an exceptional contract, but representing his country, with the present England manager's attitude and playing for Everton may not be enough. As far as trophies go, this depends on the team that the new owners and manager assemble.

Myself, I would hate it to see him move to another club as he is becoming one of the best central defenders we have had for a long time, and hope that Everton are able to offer him a substantial contract that will keep him for a couple of seasons where they can show what their ambitions are with further player signings.

A new contract with an amply large buyout clause (but one he's okay with) seems the best option for all parties.

Then he can 'earn' his buyout and maybe even find out if we're worthy 'keepers'…

Nah, Fcuk it

UTFT

Always thought he was an imposter tbh. Glad it's now confirmed.

And isn't Fcuk some low-rent apparel shop? I think I saw one in San Francisco a few years back.

Wait until all the furore of the transfer window is over and then start talking to him and have the deal done by Christmas.

The Singapore government banned French Connection's FCUK ad campaign. A wag from one of the big ad agencies asked the responsible minister, "Why? You've been doing it for years with NTUC!"

Eric #31, the counter-argument is that if Jarrad is on a wage that now puts him behind where he (and his agent) feels he should be, then it is the right time to do it. The transfer window is open after all.

I'm certain that the clubs almost never volunteer this information to the press, so it's a combination of lazy journalism and potentially the players own camp that put this out there.

There is nothing to lose. We want to keep him, we value him highly so a new contract makes him feel well rewarded and rightly so and protects our investment in him.

Jay@33, I too would have liked this wrapped up sooner, but I suppose there are a number of factors at play.

The club's plight and status in the top flight being confirmed.

The new ownership and emplacement of the new recruitment structure, which also includes new contracts for existing players.

Maybe informal discussions have already been ongoing behind the scenes.

And then, there is the player, his agent, and, as I am led to believe, his father, who is influential. I believe he has been spotted in the Winslow on occasion.

With Pickford, Jarred and big Jake we have a solid foundation at the back for several seasons Tarky will start the season at CB, but he is getting on.

Priority is getting a RB and striker in

We need to target a good few youngish players who can grow in value over the next few years, so that we can sell one every now and then to keep the transfer chest healthy.

Bournemouth will sell Hujsen and Kerkez for £100M this summer but still have Zabarnyi, Semenyo, Outarra, Evanilson, Scott, Kluivert etc who are each worth good sums. No doubt they will buy well again this summer. This is where we have to get to.

With Paul F out, you are filling the gap nicely, so to speak.

If he's cherry picked by Spurs or Chelsea or such like, it just confirms we have no ambition. Besides with 2 years left on his contract, there's no hurry, we could leave it for 12 months.

Look what happened with Trent over the park. Extend his contract now with a buy-out clause or sell him.

I really hope that we can afford to pay the wages that we will have to do to keep Branthwaite but I'm not sure that we can ever have a sustainable wage structure to do that.

The important thing is that we always have somebody who can walk into the boots so we aren't so badly affected when we do sell.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

I fear the Wirtz!

Technically, he has 3 years left because we have a 12-month extension option.

New owners, new stadium, and the P&S regs updated as they've been found to be flawed / out of date.

We may not be able to compete financially with all, but we should be in a position where we can offer pretty decent wages.

Then it's just a case of getting the best value for money and offering players something that will attract them / keep them as much as the wages we won't be able to pay.