Jarrad Branthwaite has sent transfer tips to Everton amid interest from Manchester United

Former Everton centre-back Conor Coady has urged Jarrad Branthwaite to stay with the Blues next season.

The uncapped 21-year-old was today called up in Gareth Southgate’s provisional squad for Euro 2024 and despite his superb form throughout a stellar season that has drawn admiring glances from some of the biggest football clubs, Coady believes Branthwaite should not be looking. for a transfer at this stage of his career.

The 31-year-old Merseysider, who is now at Leicester City and was part of the Three Lions’ squad at the last World Cup finals while on loan at Goodison Park, told the BBC: “I’m looking at it now to someone like Jarrad Branthwaite, who was outstanding at Everton. Now he’s another one that, looking at it, everybody saw him linked to Manchester United and all that stuff.

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“I, a little bit in me, thinks, I don’t think it’s a waste if you do another year, I don’t know if I’m completely honest. Everton fans absolutely love you, they adore you, you’ll play every minute of every game, Sean Dyche loves you.”

Branthwaite joined Everton from his hometown club Carlisle United as a 17-year-old in January 2020 after making just nine League 2 appearances for the Cumbrians as he became the first signing of the Carlo Ancelotti era. After loan spells with Blackburn Rovers and PSV Eindhoven, he returned to Merseyside last summer and has made 41 appearances in all competitions for Sean Dyche’s side this season, scoring three goals, including the opener in the 2-0 win over Liverpool last month, the first for Everton. The Merseyside Derby win at Goodison Park because Branthwaite was eight years old.