Everton: ‘Silly offers’ mooted in new Jarrad Branthwaite and Amadou Onana transfer update
Everton will probably sell star duo Jarrad Branthwaite and Amadou Onana if they are relegated this season.
That is according to former Goodison Park scout Bryan King, who suggested that the pair will not want to play in the Championship.
The Toffees currently occupy 16th place in the Premier League table, five points outside the relegation zone, with another points deduction potentially going their way.
Speaking to Goodison News, King said: “I think we’re in the land of make-believe at the moment, because we don’t know what’s going to happen to Everton as a football club, and that in itself must put a question mark over the so-called two star players.
“I don’t think they’ll fancy going down into the Championship, and I think Everton are the kind of club that would be open to offers, if there were offers, concrete offers. If Everton went down, they would probably sell the pair of them. But if they don’t go down, then they have to make strides to keep them, it’s as simple as that.
“If you’re going to stay in the Premier League, why would you want to get rid of your two best players? You’ve obviously got to strengthen the team rather than weaken it. There’s never been a shortage of money there has there? Look at the money they have spent on players.
“It would be common sense to keep them, but can they afford to keep them? That would be the next question. If they get silly offers, two players could maybe finance four players, but it’s all a bit hypothetical at the moment.”
Will Everton lose Jarrad Branthwaite and Amadou Onana?
The last thing on the mind of manager Sean Dyche right now will be transfers, with the man in the dugout simply wanting to focus on matters on the pitch.
He will be well aware of the worrying position the club finds itself in regarding the Premier League table, with relegation a real possibility.
And even if the Toffees are to avoid the drop to the Championship once more, it seems likely that star men Branthwaite and Onana will leave Goodison Park anyway.
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