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Manchester United could make a renewed approach to sign Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite at the end of the campaign, according to The Athletic.
The Red Devils were determined to land the England international last summer, but their proposals were below the reported asking price set.
United offered to pay £35m and £45m with small bonuses, but Everton were reluctant to sanction his sale for anything less than £70m, as per reports.
The club ended up landing Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt for a combined £90m, but this has not ended their pursuit of Branthwaite.
The Red Devils are likely to reinforce their central defensive options further with Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof due to leave.
The hierarchy prefer to land someone with Premier League experience and Branthwaite has been earmarked as the perfect profile for the squad.
The Toffees graduate is a left-footed centre-back, but can play on the left and right hand side. He was successful at RCB in his time at PSV on loan.
Written by Sri Aswin
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