Overview

• Football Insider reports Everton will not listen to bids in January and consider the centre-back not for sale.
• Branthwaite committed to a new deal in July that runs until 2030, strengthening Everton’s position.
• Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham are monitoring the defender, with Liverpool previously linked.
• The England international has been sidelined at the start of the season with a hamstring injury but remains central to Moyes’ plans.
• Owners backed more than £100m of summer signings, and internal views suggest selling Branthwaite would undermine the project.