Brandthwaite, the only defender who is rumored to be transferred to Tottenham, is the key to price adjustment
Jul 02, 2024
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However, reinforcement is also needed in the defensive area. There is a young defender who appeared on Tottenham's transfer market interest list. He is a fairly rare defender. It is Jared Branswayes (22), a young starting center back for Everton. Tottenham deserves to be coveted in terms of overwhelming physical (1m95), tackle, and competitive aerial ball. He is even a rare left-footed centre-back. Tottenham want to bring it in right away. But there is a problem.
British media TBR Football reported that `the Tottenham club is still considering the recruitment of a 75 million-pound defender that Manchester United have already concluded is too expensive.' The title reveals the core of the problem. First of all, Branswaites tried to recruit Manchester United before Tottenham, was quite close, and still has the lead.
Manchester United even recently reached a personal agreement with Branthwaite, who played well in 35 league games as Everton's main center back last season. According to the Telegraph, Manchester United made a personal agreement for 150,000 pounds (about 263 million won) per week. However, the Everton club did not approve it. Manchester United offered up to 43 million pounds (about 75.6 billion won) as a transfer fee, but Everton did not accept it.
We can find a second problem here. Everton want to sell Branthwaite as expensive as possible. Another British media outlet, The Athletic, said Everton set a whopping 70 million pounds (about 123.1 billion won) for Bransweight's transfer. TBR Football further reported that Branthwaite's current transfer fee is £75 million.
Manchester United stopped trying to recruit Branthwaite at a time when Everton flatly refused £43 million. Even though he is an outstanding player, he believes that it is too expensive. However, Tottenham still seems to have regrets. In particular, Manchester United changed its attitude more actively as it became an atmosphere of withdrawal.
The key is ransom after all. The key to recruiting is to lower the reference point presented by Everton through negotiations. 75 million pounds is too much. However, there is also a limit to lowering it to negotiations by presenting too high a reference point. It is expected to be possible only if it pays more than £45 million, and attention is being paid to whether Tottenham can invest this amount.
wman@sportschosun.com
