Manchester United could be sweating as their local rivals Manchester City have registered an interest in one of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s top transfer targets.
Jarrad Branthwaite is considered as one of the Premier League’s most promising defenders and following a breakthrough season at Goodison Park, he’s attracting plenty of interest.
Everton currently boast the joint fourth-best defensive record in the league, having only conceded 39 goals so far. While a number of factors have contributed towards this, Branthwaite has undoubtedly played a huge role in their defensive stability.
He’s earned an England call-up on the back of his excellent form at club level and now sides like Man City are starting to take notice.
According to the Daily Mail, Man City are ‘monitoring developments’ regarding Branthwaite as they ponder making a move.
Man City certainly aren’t short of options in this department as they already have the likes of John Stones, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol to rely upon.
However, Pep Guardiola’s side are constantly looking for areas to strengthen and it seems as if Branthwaite ticks plenty of boxes for the Premier League champions.
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Understandably, plenty of clubs are now eyeing up the Everton star. Along with Man City, the likes of Man Utd, Tottenham and even Real Madrid have been linked.
The most concrete links to Branthwaite up until this point have been with Man Utd. According to TEAMtalk sources, the Red Devils have made the Everton star their top defensive target for the summer.
