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title: "Everton: Jarrad Branthwaite may want loan move"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-11-13T16:30:32Z"
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# Everton: Jarrad Branthwaite may want loan move

**Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite ‘will certainly want to show his ability at a senior level’ and a loan move could be ‘perfect’ for his development, [Adam Jones writes](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-january-transfer-signings-tosun-22142091).**

### The lowdown

Centre-back Branthwaite has [featured in the matchday squad for seven of Everton’s 11 Premier League matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jarrad-branthwaite/leistungsdaten/spieler/661053/plus/0?saison=2021) so far this season, but he’s yet to play a single minute in the competition under Rafael Benitez.

However, his [only piece of first-team action](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jarrad-branthwaite/leistungsdaten/spieler/661053/plus/0?saison=2021) has come in the EFL Cup win over Huddersfield Town back in August, perhaps indicating he would be best place securing some much-needed game time in a temporary exit from the Toffees.

The England Under-20 international is a ‘terrific footballer’ who ‘has got everything’, according to his former manager Steven Pressley ([evertonfc.com](https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1753567/ive-no-doubt-branthwaite-has-the-attributes-to-be-an-england-player)), with Jones now believing he could feasibly move away in the winter window.

### The latest

The Liverpool Echo’s Jones notes that Branthwaite is ‘too good’ for the Under-23s, but ‘hasn’t had opportunities’ at senior level.

The ‘highly-rated’ youngster will be keen to prove himself in the men’s game, he says.

And so he could potentially request a loan move in January to rack up valuable experience.

### The verdict

This really does seem a logical move for both parties. Benitez may be reluctant to be part with a player he clearly considers a defensive back-up midway through the season but, as Jones notes, loaning Branthwaite out ‘would surely benefit’ Everton in the long-term.

[After he started 10 matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jarrad-branthwaite/leistungsdaten/spieler/661053/plus/0?saison=2020) during his spell at Blackburn Rovers in the latter half of the 2020/21 campaign, you’d imagine there’d be Championship suitors if he were to be made available.

The 19-year-old arguably possesses an abundance of potential, especially going by Pressley’s past comments, and you could even argue he has the physicality to succeed in England’s second tier.

Standing at a colossal 6 foot 4, Branthwaite could more than hold his own up against the Championship’s sturdiest strikers – but time will tell whether Everton do in fact sanction a brief departure.

**In other news, [fans fumed over this transfer update](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/aleksandr-golovin-monaco-premier-league/).**