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Everton boss Sean Dyche has come out to comment on the wide spread interest in his star centre-back, Jarrad Branthwaite.
Branthwaite was Manchester United’s priority centre-back target this summer although The Red Devils failed to get their man.
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With two bids officially submitted for the defender, United offered £50 million for the star, however this was rejected by the Toffees who ultimately wanted upwards of £70 million.
Since then several other top tier clubs have been keeping tabs on Branthwaite, including Everton and United rivals, Liverpool, and Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Now speaking about the interest, Sean Dyche has commented that he’s not surprised so many top clubs could come knocking.
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Premier League fixture with Newcastle United, the Everton boss said: “I think I said in the summer that any player, it’s a worldwide market now, it’s not just about one player.”
He continued: “The way the game changed, certainly in Europe, the transfer situation has opened up.It’s not a surprise good players are linked with other clubs. I said in the summer he’ll be staying here and he is so that’s good.
“The club has a situation it is still looking upon. If new ownership goes through, that might change things financially but we don’t know that yet. We’ll just have to wait and see.
“I didn’t really speak to him about it (interest in the summer), he’s still here. I’m not going to sit there and chat endlessly about stories in the paper which 99 per cent are not true so there’s no point. He seems fine other than being injured, which has been a blow to him, he’s been fine.”
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