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Everton have begun talks with Jarrad Branthwaite over a possible new deal as keeping hold of the centre-back is a priority for the club, reports Joe Thomas of Liverpool Echo.

Branthwaite continues to court interest from several English clubs for the second consecutive summer. It is believed that, under Everton's ownership by The Friedkin Group, David Moyes is adamant on keeping the 22-year-old and building a new-look team around him.

While he still has a contract until 2027, a new deal with better conditions that reflect his importance to the club could be on the cards. It will also be a strong statement of intent from the new owners in order to secure the long-term future of a key player for the club.

The centre-back signed a contract at the beginning of the 2023-24 season, when he would break through under Sean Dyche and, as a result, attract plenty of attention from elsewhere. The Toffees reportedly turned down two offers from Manchester United for Branthwaite last summer.

He has had another strong season for the Blues and formed a rock-solid partnership at the back with James Tarkowski under Moyes. The club has already lost several players with contracts running out this summer. However, the Scottish manager is determined to protect his defensive line led by Branthwaite, Tarkowski, and with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford behind them as the last line.

 

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Jack Convery
1 Posted 19/06/2025 at 16:51:09
Get it done, Blues.

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

Robert Tressell
2 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:04:29
Sign up Jarrad and tell TFG to bring you some decent teammates this summer.
Christy Ring
3 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:10:13
It should be the club's No 1 priority.

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

Andrew James
4 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:14:43
Fed up with the lack of respect we get from the media coming up with rumours that Branthwaite is being linked with Spurs. Not even a mention as to how stupid such a move would be seeing as we finished so far ahead of them last season.

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

Kevin Molloy
5 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:17:08
Uh oh… this feels like a Bill line.

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.…

Billy Birmingham
6 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:26:45
This needs sorting asap. I'd make him Captain, in view Pickford is a leader, he's a goalkeeper... Rob H, your views as an ex would be useful.

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!

Alan J Thompson
7 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:30:01
Billy(#6)' Keepers are always Captains in their own penalty areas.
Ian Pilkington
8 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:33:21
Kevin@5

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.

Billy Birmingham
9 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:39:06
Test message:
I've hopefully just fixed the issue of me and Billy's comments/ articles, getting tagged as Billy.
Thank you.

Regards
Paul

Kevin Molloy
10 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:42:40
Ian yes fair enough. Let's hope so. Every club has to sell it's players at some point, I think it's 50/50 we keep him tbh.
Kev Johnson
11 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:45:21
Still not buying the idea that Billy Birmingham is an actual person.

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).

Paul Kossoff
12 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:49:45
Have the three musketeers signed yet? Gueye, Keane and Calvert-Lewin? Moyes should call them into the office, give them the contracts, tell them to sign or leave the club. If they don't sign, have them escorted off the premises.

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.

John Keating
13 Posted 19/06/2025 at 17:51:33
Absolute no-brainer — Jarrad is our future.

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.
.
Following season… Europe!

Christy Ring
14 Posted 19/06/2025 at 18:03:28
It's certainly an incentive for him to stay, to offer him a big contract.

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.

Paul Smith
15 Posted 19/06/2025 at 18:18:00
Thought he was off to Spurs?

Journo's really do talk some shite.

Danny O'Neill
16 Posted 19/06/2025 at 18:38:10
I can't see him going to Tottenham. They have Champions League to offer, but so do Newcastle and my feeling is he would rather stay north. Hopefully, that's with Everton. I think if that final had gone the other way, Manchester United would have been more of a threat.

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.

Andy Peers
17 Posted 19/06/2025 at 18:50:14
£125k per week and make him joint top earner with Pickford.

Doucoure was on £130k per week.

Bill Gall
18 Posted 19/06/2025 at 18:55:47
As a professional, you strive to be the best and be able to represent your country and win trophies, and receive financial success for yourself and your club.

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.

Mark Taylor
19 Posted 19/06/2025 at 19:29:00
He's not quite the finished article so serious clubs are not currently all that keen. Spurs don't exactly have the greatest reputation advancing our ex-players

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'…

Stu Darlington
20 Posted 19/06/2025 at 19:57:08
If we aspire to be a top 10 club,we need to keep our best players and add other good players to surround them.
No brainer,make him an offer he can’t refuse,nothing personal,just business!
Mark Murphy
21 Posted 19/06/2025 at 21:03:25
Kev at 11

Nah, Fcuk it

UTFT

Tony Abrahams
22 Posted 19/06/2025 at 21:16:40
Biggest statement the club, could make this summer is to sign a few quality players and tie Brainthwaite to a longer contract, imo.
Ryan Holroyd
23 Posted 19/06/2025 at 21:18:47
Be our best signing of the Summer Tony IMO
Derek Knox
24 Posted 19/06/2025 at 21:27:00
Mark @ 21, UTFT could mean Under the Fcuking Thumb ? :-)
Mark Murphy
25 Posted 19/06/2025 at 22:06:32
No Derek
It’s
United Twat From Tellens
Obviously!
Durrr
Mark Murphy
26 Posted 19/06/2025 at 22:21:36
Any one else noticed that if you take the 2,3 and 4th letters out of that Billy’s name you get Billy Bingham?
Makes you think!
UTFT
Tony Abrahams
27 Posted 19/06/2025 at 22:26:21
I have very similar thoughts Ryan, but I’m also aware that we also need to go and sign a few other good players, if TFG, are genuinely interested in improving us mate.
Mark Murphy
28 Posted 19/06/2025 at 22:44:22
Billy Bingham, by the way, would have been the second Everton manager whose teams I would’ve watched if I was a genuine Evertonian but I can’t have done because
UTFT
Liam Mogan
29 Posted 19/06/2025 at 22:47:58
My dad's mate has UTFT on his headstone.

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

Dale Self
30 Posted 20/06/2025 at 01:09:02
I thought the phrase was some self-deprecation, which I know a thing or two about: Useless Tit Faced Twaddle.

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

Eric Myles
31 Posted 20/06/2025 at 03:21:23
Kevin #5, there's no reason at all to start negotiating with him at this point if he has two years remaining on his contract.

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

Matt Traynor
32 Posted 20/06/2025 at 03:33:06
Dale #30, 20 years ago I was based in Singapore, and they had the National Trades Union Congress everywhere (they owned a chain of low-cost supermarkets called Fairprice).

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.

Jay Harris
33 Posted 20/06/2025 at 04:06:26
Personally speaking I don't know why this wasn't done before the first transfer window opened.

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.

Kev Johnson
34 Posted 20/06/2025 at 06:00:25
OK Mark & Co - I stand corrected! Ha-ha!
Danny O'Neill
35 Posted 20/06/2025 at 06:30:43
Billy Bingham. The first Everton manager I remember.

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.

Mark Murphy
36 Posted 20/06/2025 at 06:43:58
Thanks Kev, you’re a good lad.
Some may have noticed that I’m a tad sensitive about being called “not a proper blue”
COYB
Brian Harrison
37 Posted 20/06/2025 at 09:32:18
At last owners looking to the future and hopefully building a team that can challenge for honours. Branthwaite has to be signed on a long term contract with hopefully no get out clause. I would also sign O,Brien on a long contract with both of these tied down then you have a very strong CB pairing who in a year or 2 could probably be the best pairing in the Premiership. Clubs that continually sell their best players usually don't win trophies, so the question is do we want to compete for trophies or do we want to sell our best players to help keep us in the Premier league.
Jim Harrison
38 Posted 20/06/2025 at 09:43:51
Should be tying him down for as long as possible.

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

Sam Hoare
39 Posted 20/06/2025 at 09:55:13
A new contract makes sense. He's our most valuable player by quite a long way. If Branthwaite's market value is probably around £60-70M (not suggesting we would necessarily sell him for that), then who is next? Ndiaye possibly at around £30-40M? And then another drop down to Pickford and O'Brien around £20-£25M.

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.

Nathan Ford
40 Posted 20/06/2025 at 12:18:14
I wouldn't expect him to sign any deal till he sees who's signing/leaving the club. If Everton do sign a few quality players then I think he will hopefully sign. He needs the club to show some ambition
Dale Self
41 Posted 20/06/2025 at 18:59:19
Good stuff, Mark, as usual.

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

Martin Anderson
42 Posted 20/06/2025 at 20:14:01
Keeping Branthwaite is the most important business of the summer... our best player.

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.

Pete Gunby
43 Posted 21/06/2025 at 05:53:07
We an't let it get to the last 12 months, Martin. We would have no leverage and his value drops dramatically.

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

Mark Murphy
44 Posted 21/06/2025 at 07:12:51
Where is Paul F, Dale?
Did I miss something?
Did he flounce?
Paul Hewitt
45 Posted 21/06/2025 at 08:33:40
I think PF has been given a bit of time out, Mark.
Martin Mason
47 Posted 21/06/2025 at 11:09:30
Very sad but, unless things change pretty dramatically, it will always be very difficult for Everton not to sell their occasional high-value assets.

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.

Alan J Thompson
48 Posted 21/06/2025 at 11:19:11
Jeff (#46);

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Mark Murphy
49 Posted 21/06/2025 at 12:15:35
I've got a phobia of the shite's new signing...

I fear the Wirtz!

Jay Harris
50 Posted 23/06/2025 at 19:15:09
Martin #42,

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

Si Cooper
51 Posted 23/06/2025 at 22:24:07
Martin (47), things have already changed dramatically in the last few years.

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.


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