Man United preparing third attempt to sign 22-year-old Top premier league star -Reports

Man United preparing third attempt to sign 22-year-old Top premier league star -Reports

Manchester United are reportedly ready to try for a third time to sign Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite.

Everton rejected the Red Devils’ two attempts to recruit the gifted 22-year-old in the summer, but it appears their desire has not diminished, according to talkSPORT.

Jarrad Branthwaite (photo by Getty images)

However, Man Utd strengthened with the addition of two more center-backs: Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt. Yoro hasn’t been able to contribute yet because of injury.

There is undoubtedly space for someone like Branthwaite to join the team given Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof are out of favor and will both have contracts expiring at the end of the current campaign.

According to talkSPORT, it appears that the pursuit of Branthwaite is also aided by Ruben Amorim’s impending appointment as United manager.

Branthwaite is a quality player and it will be important for MUFC to have depth at the back after Yoro’s injury problems, while Lisandro Martinez has also had fitness problems for a large chunk of his time at Old Trafford.

Ian Wright previously described the Toffees defender as a “monster” and one imagines if United don’t get him, he’ll surely end up at another top club.

Still, there is arguably a more pressing issue for United right now, and that’s in attack, with Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee and Alejandro Garnacho all performing well below what they’re capable of.

Rashford and Garnacho have gone backwards and aren’t providing enough quality from out wide, while Hojlund and Zirkzee just don’t seem to have it in them to be prolific scorers in the middle.

Given that Branthwaite would surely be expensive after Everton’s previous efforts to keep hold of the player, this could end up being a fruitless pursuit that eats into United’s resources, leaving them without enough to really bring in a quality game-changer at the other end of the pitch