Everton transfer news: Man Utd will certainly be making moves this summer after receiving new owners and Everton’s stars could be targeted.
Manchester United are reportedly’monitoring’ Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Amadou Onana for a summer transfer.
With Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS’ purchase of a minority investment in United expected to cause major upheaval this summer, signings will be made, and Everton may receive offers for two of their most valuable assets. Given the club’s dire financial state, they may have to sell to raise finances, therefore United’s interest might turn into a business.
That story comes from Samuel Luckhurst, chief writer at the Manchester Evening News, who discusses the club’s interest in both players. He stated that United are looking for ‘an athletic central defender’ and plan to ‘bolster their midfield with at least one younger recruit’. Both Everton players meet the criteria and played in the weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.
Branthwaite, 21, signed a new deal with the club earlier this season after showcasing a brilliant run of form that was better than almost anyone expected and now the former PSV-loanee is on the cusp of an senior England call-up. We recently wrote about how he has the best duel success rate in Europe for centre-backs aged 23 and under, and he stands out in Europe for his form this season. For Onana, the midfielder has been on United’s radar for a long time. Prior to signing for Everton, the Belgian was a highly sought-after young star and he has developed well since his £35m move from Lille. He too has produced strong numbers this season and his physicality and defensive qualities are something that United are sorely missing.
With Branthwaite and Onana’s Transfermarkt values (combined for £63 million, €75 million) falling far below expectations, Everton have tied both players down to long-term contracts, implying they can certainly ask for north of £50-60 million for each player, and it will be up to United whether they want to pay those kind of fees. Given the current state of the market, those are reasonable estimates.
They want to improve on Sofyan Amrabat, Scott McTominay, and Christian Eriksen in midfield, while Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof, and Raphael Varane have all fallen short this season; it’s evident that the Everton duo might be part of the solution.
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