The management of Real Madrid has already started planning for next season and one of the names that has been mentioned most frequently in recent hours for next summer in terms of new signings is Jarrad Branthwaite. This is what Grada3 has learned, the English centre back from Everton is one of the main names being considered by the board of directors for defensive reinforcements in the summer market.
Jarrad Branthwaite, the one chosen by Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti has been enthusiastic about the performance of young Jarrad Branthwaite, whom he considers an important piece for the future of the team, given that the Italian coach has already expressed his interest in adding a young defender who could combine with his teammate Jude Bellingham, with whom he already shares a dressing room in his national team.
Branthwaite has been a mainstay of David Moyes‘ Everton, who has complete faith in him; in January 2020 he arrived at Everton from Carlisle United, and after a good loan spell at PSV Eindhoven during the 2022/23 season he returned to England as one of the Premier League’s great revelations.
Who is Jarrad Branthwaite?
Jarrad Branthwaite came through the youth ranks at Carlisle United F. C., making his debut for the first team before signing for Everton. His first Premier League game with the ‘Toffees’ came on July 12, 2020, in a visit from Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. He later had a brief loan spell at Blackburn Rovers F.C., but settled into the Everton first team for the 2021-22 season. In December 2021, he extended his contract until 2025 and, after the end of the season, he was loaned out to PSV Eindhoven in July to continue his training before returning to the Premier League.
Interest in Jarrad Branthwaite
Real Madrid are not the only team paying attention to Branthwaite’s situation, as the centre-back is also being followed by Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. In the past, Manchester United have already tried to sign him, although Everton offered him a second renewal in October 2023, a contract that runs until June 2027.
The English club have no intention of selling the central defender, although a good offer might make the player decide to change his situation; after all, signing for a club like Real Madrid is a tempting opportunity that few footballers dare to turn down. Everton currently occupy sixteenth position in the Premier League and although they are not in danger of being relegated, their aspirations for next season are not ambitious at all, something that could lead the player to choose a tempting option such as playing for Real Madrid.
Ancelotti knows him from his time at Everton
Ancelotti, who coached Everton before his return to Real Madrid, knows Branthwaite’s ability first-hand and believes that his technical quality and physical ability could fit into the structure of the squad. With the signing of Branthwaite, the club could complete a new defensive block with a top-level projection for the future.
The possible arrival of Jarrad Branthwaite at the Santiago Bernabéu would be a necessary surprise; above all because of the urgent need that Real Madrid has in that position, since now it can only count on Asencio and Rudiger, and the level of Alaba and Militao is unknown.
Real Madrid are looking to strengthen their defense and, if they finally manage to sign him, they will have one of the most promising central defenders in English football.