Everton reportedly plan to reject an offer from Manchester United for Jarrad Branthwaite, as they have deemed the bid far below their valuation of the defender unacceptable according to David Ornstein.
United have had their sights set on Toffees man Branthwaite for a while. Defensive improvements have been mooted for a while, and that the Englishman had a fantastic debut Premier League season with Everton including an England call up suggested he d be a great option.
With Raphael Varane leaving the club, the need for a quality defender such as Branthwaite is larger than it was previously.
And it was recently suggested that the centre-back had moved to the top of United s list of priorities for the summer window, and they were willing to spend the full £70millio…