Jarrad Branthwaite was one of the names touted when Rangers originally started searching for a left-sided center-half after Filip Helander sustained his first serious injury.
With the lack of skill in that specific region, the England Under-21 international is looking to force his way into Gareth Southgate’s senior team. His current form shows he may have a shot.
Spurs and Manchester United are reportedly interested in former Rangers target Jarrad Branthwaite, with Sean Dyche offering a £75 million transfer fee for the teenage defender, according to a report on X. It’s not just Southgate who is paying attention.
Rangers could’ve signed £75m man Jarrad Branthwaite cheap
Branthwaite’s name will be added to a long list of players the Light Blues recruitment staff has scouted, only to have someone else signed or no offers made; nevertheless, this one is the worst of them all.
While the Rangers team was being rebuilt this summer, Pete Rakov and Nikola Krstovic were hot favorites to join the team. However, Sam Lammers and Cyriel Dessers had to pay comparable costs to bring them to Ibrox.
After signing George Edmundson in place of Jarrad Branthwaite and adding Connor Goldson, Filip Helander, and Nikola Katic to the roster, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard made the decision to forgo signing Branthwaite.
Although it’s never easy to sign young players with promise, the 6′ 6″ center-half was arguably worth a punt for £750,000 since he was already playing senior games and winning fans.
Now, that sum has jumped by 100 to £75 million, according to Football Transfers’ Jackie Talbot, as Spurs and Manchester United try to boost their domestic quotas with the prospective England international.
An amount that no British defender can match save Harry Maguire.
Rangers must scout and take chances with talents such as Jarrad Branthwaite.
Charlie McCann wasn’t a success, but he was the right notion; not all of them will; Calvin Bassey, who arrived a few years later, is a perfect example.
Not all of them will proceed to request transfer fees worth £75 million.
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