Manchester United have been handed a huge transfer blow again, according to reports Everton have rejected the Red Devil’s second offer for defender Jarrad Branthwaite.
Manchester United offered Everton £45million plus £5m in add-ons, having had a £43m bid turned down last month.
It’s understood that in May 2024 the English 22-Year-Old, is valued at between £70m and £80m by parent Club Everton.
United feel that is unrealistic yet Everton have cited the fees paid for Harry Maguire (£80m), Wesley Fofana (£75m) and Josko Gvardiol (£77.6m) in the past five years to justify their valuation.
Everton are expected to dig their heels in over Branthwaite as they do not want to sell the centre half and recently sold players to comply with the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules.
Everton received £20m from the sales of Ben Godfrey and Lewis Dobbin.
