Jarrad Branthwaite

Deary me. Madrid, with the big club mentality, who are financed by their government and local banks and enjoy the lion’s share of tv money, (imagine the outcry if we enjoyed such privilege) who don’t mess around but couldn’t muster more than 20m for a player held in high regard around Europe. Doubt anyone would have been aware of Branthwaite’s existence until now and only then, because it involves Manchester United. We’re on the “up” again and they know it.

The less said about city, the better.

“At least City/Madrid and the like don’t mess around with fees. Big club mentality”.
 
Decent lad, stupid club. If they didn't want to sell why quote a price? Could have easily said not selling. Whom are they kidding?
 
V.O. said:
They've been punished for breaking FFP while City escape with 115 charges and they (City) are "real elite club". This is just...I have no words. What is wrong with these blue scousers?
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Blue scouse, red scouse, same shite.
 
Everton just wants to fleece us….Their reference points are Fofana, Gvardiol and Maguire who are/were 10 times the talent Branthwaite isn’t right now at a somewhat same age.

I love the idea of a Left footed center back young talent …Branthwaite can tackle and be a presence in a low block no doubt ….but he looks like a Bambi on ice who can’t pass, looks clumsy, not comfortable on the ball and doesn’t justify the price tag…He is no Wayne Rooney after all who was a generational talent! And that was the last best deal we did with Everton. I will be disappointed if we get him instead of De Ligt.
 
Denis' cuff said:
Deary me. Madrid, with the big club mentality, who are financed by their government and local banks and enjoy the lion’s share of tv money, (imagine the outcry if we enjoyed such privilege) who don’t mess around but couldn’t muster more than 20m for a player held in high regard around Europe. Doubt anyone would have been aware of Branthwaite’s existence until now and only then, because it involves Manchester United. We’re on the “up” again and they know it.

The less said about city, the better.

“At least City/Madrid and the like don’t mess around with fees. Big club mentality”.
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You know, I checked and Madrid don't spend as much as I initially thought they might have. They have this reputation as huge spenders (which they are to some extent) but last year they spent 129m on incomings, the year prior 80m, the year before that 31m. Their last really big spend was 19/20 when they spent 361m. They've already spent 49m this season. Maybe they've got some other talent lined up and didn't want to go big on Yoro.
 
No idea why we are still interested in Branthwaite. The moment we put in a bid of £45m we were already overpaying and Everton rejected it. Move on. There's far better CBs than this guy.
 
Daily_Blind said:
You know, I checked and Madrid don't spend as much as I initially thought they might have. They have this reputation as huge spenders (which they are to some extent) but last year they spent 129m on incomings, the year prior 80m, the year before that 31m. Their last really big spend was 19/20 when they spent 361m. They've already spent 49m this season. Maybe they've got some other talent lined up and didn't want to go big on Yoro.
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They've spent a lot more than that on Mbappe.
There's been a few free contract signings, i'd say a bit of money on agents fee's and signing on fee's and all the rest wont be listed there.
 
Dannn411 said:
No idea why we are still interested in Branthwaite. The moment we put in a bid of £45m we were already overpaying and Everton rejected it. Move on. There's far better CBs than this guy.
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I like his potential, but I agree. There must. be talent out there in mainland Europe and South America that is just as good and costs far less.
 
mu4c_20le said:
Yoro is one of the world's best young prospects right now. Branthwaite is talented but I don't think he is as highly rated...i don't understand why the Everton fans don't seem to grasp this. Fair enough if they rate him at 70m, they have every right to. But why would we be angry at Sir Jim for not overpaying?
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I don't think they're really angry, put yourself in their shoes. They have an academy player who may not be a world-class talent but he's clearly talented and he'll stay with them for at least another season.

What proud there is to sell your star player for a profit? It's not like the fans get a share of it and the club would hardly invest it better. So if I was an everton fan I would be delighted that United sign Yoro and we'll keep Brainwaithe for at least another season.
 
Seriously who gives a shit what Everton fans think? We don't need to stoop to their level, be better. They don't want to sell their prized asset for less than 70m, fine good luck, hope it works out for you.
 
GlazersHater said:
I don't think they're really angry, put yourself in their shoes. They have an academy player who may not be a world-class talent but he's clearly talented and he'll stay with them for at least another season.

What proud there is to sell your star player for a profit? It's not like the fans get a share of it and the club would hardly invest it better. So if I was an everton fan I would be delighted that United sign Yoro and we'll keep Brainwaithe for at least another season.
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Thats the part i'd question though. They bought Branthwaithe for 1m, apparently they were pipped to Wharton because they didn't have 15m (that part might just be an everton transfer muppets imagination). It just looks like a team that would benefit more from 3 or 4 solid mid table journeymen than a generational cb.
Maybe the onana money gets things moving and I wouldn't be an expert on teams in their position. I'd probably wheel and deal like harry redknapp and put them in even more financial trouble while replacing quality with shit.
 
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Thats the part i'd question though. They bought Branthwaithe for 1m, apparently they were pipped to Wharton because they didn't have 15m (that part might just be an everton transfer muppets imagination). It just looks like a team that would benefit more from 3 or 4 solid mid table journeymen than a generational cb.
Maybe the onana money gets things moving and I wouldn't be an expert on teams in their position. I'd probably wheel and deal like harry redknapp and put them in even more financial trouble while replacing quality with shit.
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Thing is premier league prices are crazy nowadays sure 70M it's a lot of money but gets you 2 maximum 3 descent players. I mean look at what West Ham paid for Kilman 47.5M what the actual feck I mean who can blame everton for valuing Braithwaite at 70M when they're seeing fecking Kilman move for almost 50M.

I would rather keep the generational talent than take my chances on an average scouting department, of course if you're Brighton then feck it sell whoever and keep recruiting.
 
I think Everton are genuine relegation contenders this season, you'd imagine if that does happen then Branthwaite would probably be allowed to leave for half of what they're now quoting.

I think he will stay and renegotiate his salary for this season. A good agent will get a few clauses (UCL Clubs, relegation clause etc) in there too.
 
Everton fans being angry about us not signing their best player is something I was not expecting this summer.

What’s the reason? They’d only boo the shit out of him when he played against them anyway. Is United their second team or something?
 
Ibi Dreams said:
I think that's the main issue really. It's not enough to just be a good defender anymore, the top teams want players who can pass it out through a press, pass through the lines and/or dribble out of trouble. I haven't seen that much of Branthwaite to be fair, but he does at a glance look big and tall and strong and a bit awkward with the ball.

Lisandro Martinez came to the PL under a lot of scrutiny - lots of pundits were saying he was too short and small for the Premier League, but I can't really remember any times that was an issue? Those pundits ended up eating their words and he was universally lauded as a good player
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Lisandro is one of my absolute favourite players in the squad, and such an interesting / unique case study. He is a good, solid defender, but I think he has defensive weaknesses that can be exploited, particularly around defending aggressive high crosses, and potentially even recovery pace (even though he does read the game fairly well and its less often exploitable). And while I think he's done superbly from an individual perspective, I imagine it highlights how important having the right structure and personnel is. I doubt a right footed Licha clone work well as a partnership with a left footed twin, but paired with Varane - who I view as a center back with height, positioning, and recovery pace (but without the distribution ability), and a 22-23 version of Casemiro, who covered immense ground and had such ball winning abilities -- I think all three complemented each other well to form a really great spine with acumen in both attacking and defensive transitions.

Now whether Casemiro can regain those heights is a huge question, and we've obviously lost Varane. So the question I think management should be asking is, what attributes would we want to prioritize when building a squad? I've never seen Yoro play, but looking at highlights and stats, he has to be incredibly exciting because he posses the physical attributes, defensive win rates, and ball playing ability that would both complement Licha's skillsets, but also potentially give us a more leeway in picking a DM that can cover ground and plug defensive holes, without having to be a fantastic distributor. Which is why I think a player like Ugarte (and even Onana) could make sense.
 
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crossy1686 said:
Everton fans being angry about us not signing their best player is something I was not expecting this summer.

What’s the reason? They’d only boo the shit out of him when he played against them anyway. Is United their second team or something?
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The amount of salt from numerous fanbases as a result of the Yoro singing is absolutely bizarre.
 
crossy1686 said:
Everton fans being angry about us not signing their best player is something I was not expecting this summer.

What’s the reason? They’d only boo the shit out of him when he played against them anyway. Is United their second team or something?
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Its so weird. Were they hoping for a spending spree after selling him or something?
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The amount of salt from numerous fanbases as a result of the Yoro singing is absolutely bizarre.
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Its delightful :lol:

Although I never thought a clubs fans would have an issue about someone not buying their prize asset.

Wait until the inquest next summer when they are deducted another bucket load of points for financial irregularites and they will all be crying out that they should have accepted the United bid this summer for him :lol::lol::lol:
 
Hi Dan. It's us again. You do realise we were only joking with the £70m+ stuff for Jarrard...

 
Offer then 50M+5M. Final offer, take it or leave it. If they reject, just go and get De Ligt for 42M.

Simple.
 
Back to that first offer I say. What was it? £35 million plus some add-ons?
 
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The question is, do we need the money?
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No we don’t need the money. That was easy.
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The fact United were happy to match Villa's 50m for Onana makes their offers for Branthwaite even more laughable.
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good, wouldnt sell to united now anyway.
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A couple hours later:

He will be off now won't he
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I have a horrible feeling that instead of Dan Friedkin paying the bills it'll be Jarrad Branthwaite.
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Would you take £30M now?
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