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However, in their intent to keep competition high they are keeping an eye on Everton’s Branthwaite’s progress, particularly with him being an England player, his age, and showing technical traits similar to John Stones playing style who has been deployed in midfield this season at Everton.
Man City’s neighbours Manchester United are also leading the push to sign Branthwaite this summer while Spurs and Real Madrid have also made their interest known.
The issue for Man United could be Everton’s price tag with Everton wanting in excess of £60m should they sell.
Ideally,Man United want to offload a number of players this summer to help fund a refresh of their squad.
They want younger profile players as they look to build a new team to challenge for the next few years and Branthwaite fits the bill but they also want value for their money.
