Liverpool told £70m offer could be accepted after defender contract recently agreed
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(Credit: Imago) Sat 4 October 2025 7:30, UK Liverpool will have to shell out a significant amount if they are to have any hopes of signing Jarrad Branthwaite.That is according to football finance expert Dr Dan Plumley, who told Football Insider that Everton‘s strong form would likely serve to drive up the asking price for the 23-year-old.Branthwaite has been a target for Man United and Liverpool for several seasons, given his all-round talents at centre-back.Standing at 6ft5in, the defender is dominant in the air, but he also has the ability to be relied upon as his team’s main distributor from the back.Mick Brown told Football Insider that Liverpool are considering “making a move” for Branthwaite, but there are several hurdles the Reds must overcome to make the England international the first player to move from Everton to Anfield since Abel Xavier in 2002.Jarrad Branthwaite is a target for Liverpool. (Credit Imago)Marc Guehi will dictate Jarrad Brainthwaite feeSpeaking to Football Insider exclusively, Plumley explained that with Everton’s form picking up, and Branthwaite’s five-year contract that runs until 2030, the defender would be hard to prise away from the Hill Dickinson.The finance expert also broke down how the market would dictate the defender’s cost, citing interest from Newcastle in Marc Guehi in January.
MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Plumley said: “He’s not going to be cheap, particularly given a contract extension. “I think you’re looking into the market here for signs, and I think, you know, the deal that fell through for Marc Guehi to go to Liverpool [in 2024] was about £65 million, and when there was talk of him going to Newcastle in January this year, they were holding out for more.Credit: Imago“You’ve also got that Premier League to Premier League ramp up the fee as well in that regard, so you’re easily looking at that being a £60-65m, or even £70m asking price, is where the market would dictate.“He’s just agreed a 5-year extension, so to get him out is not going to be easy.
“And, of course what’s happened in the short term at the minute is Everton have picked up on the pitch as well.“So they’re not going to be in a position where they want to sell, so if someone is going to come in and take him, I think you’re gonna be setting the bar somewhere around £60-70m.”Everton looking at striker alternatives in JanuaryAlthough their defence has been exceptionally solid this season, the same cannot be said for the striker position.Beto has scored just once this season. (Credit Imago)Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have been revelations for Everton, providing the first and third most expected assists per 90 minutes this campaign in the Premier League (1.8 and 1.6 xA).However, both Beto and Thierno Barry have failed to capitalise on the creativity behind them, and the club’s former CEO, Keith Wyness, told Football Insider that Everton must target a striker in the coming window.