{"id":1356,"date":"2026-04-01T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:25:28","slug":"ineos-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-70m-pl-star-as-arsenal-man-desperate-to-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1356","title":{"rendered":"INEOS in &#8216;advanced talks&#8217; to sign \u00a370m PL star as Arsenal man &#8216;desperate to join&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are reportedly in \u2018advanced talks\u2019 to sign Everton\u2019s Jarrad Branthwaite, while there is an update on Myles Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Red Devils<\/strong> are expected to be active in this summer\u2019s transfer window, with club chiefs needing to sign upgrades in several positions.<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s top priority will be to overhaul their midfield and they could make a couple of additions in this position, but they could also strengthen in defence.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a report claimed <strong>INEOS have picked out seven players who will follow Casemiro in leaving this summer<\/strong>and this business is going to leave room for defensive reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd are linked with several options, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/indykaila\/status\/2039266596703576237\" target=\"_blank\">a new report from a transfer insider on X with over 700k followers claims<\/a> they are working on signing Branthwaite and Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Tonali to Man Utd, Gordon to Liverpool as six Newcastle stars reassigned with PIF \u2018open for business\u2019<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They said on X: \u2018EXCLUSIVE BOMBSHELL ALERT: Manchester United insiders are CONVINCED Myles Lewis-Skelly is DESPERATE to ditch Arsenal and join @ManUtd.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018ANOTHER jaw-dropping EXCLUSIVE just dropped: Manchester United are in ADVANCED TALKS with Everton for Jarrad Branthwaite!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This report needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, though Lewis-Skelly is more likely than Branthwaite to join Man Utd in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>This week,<strong> a report claimed Lewis-Skelly has been \u2018offered\u2019 to Man Utd by intermediaries<\/strong> as he looks for more game time and is at a \u2018crossroads\u2019 at Arsenal with Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie ahead of him in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"1970e2615a4bf4d8c7ab2416a1cc8d79\" image-id=\"evfcT3q3fLRZ\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Manchester United receive questionable \u2018transfer boost\u2019 over Tonali \u2013 and Spurs are \u2018too good for\u2019 De Zerbi<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for Branthwaite, our colleagues at <em>TEAMtalk<\/em> have shut down the aforementioned report, insisting claims of \u2018advanced talks\u2019 between the two parties are \u2018nonsense\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported last year that Branthwaite could cost around \u00a370m, and Everton are in a strong negotiating position after he extended his contract until 2030 at the start of this season.<\/p>\n<p>And with Man Utd prioritising midfield signings, they could be forced to sign a cheaper alternative at centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>European football expert Andy Brassell thinks they would be wise to target AS Roma star Evan Ndicka. He told talkSPORT: \u201cIf I was a Premier League club, I would be all over Roma for Evan Ndicka. I think he\u2019s already a great defender and I think he\u2019ll get even better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the situation where United are at the moment, if they get themselves into the Champions League, it\u2019s been a great back end of the season for them under Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they can\u2019t allow what\u2019s happened over the last couple of months and the positive uptick, in the context of, what I have to say quality-wise is quite an average Premier League this season (take their foot off the gas).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve got to really grasp that opportunity and they can\u2019t be fooled into thinking that everything\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to go out and make some good signings. And in terms of refreshing that defence, I think Ndicka would be absolutely perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Why is the Ole era at Man Utd deemed a failure? 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