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Jarrad Branthwaite to Chelsea

Everton

Chelsea

Defender · 24y · England · contract until 2030

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by CaughtOffside (aggregator) and Football Insider via Transfer News Live (tabloid).

Reported fee: €94m
Value: €76m
Reporters: 1

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

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Stays at EvertonNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter2 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20303 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
ChelseaSpending close to its limitAgainst the move
FeeReported €94mValue €76m

The story so far

2 reports · newest first

Thursday
Football InsiderTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Chelsea are interested in signing Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite as they plan to strengthen their defence in 2027. The 24-year-old is admired by Chelsea, with Manchester United and several overseas clubs also interested.”
Wednesday
CaughtOffsideTrust 50Earliest mentionEarliest mentionFull post
“Chelsea remain interested in “excellent” Premier League centre-back. Chelsea remain interested in Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite as they continue planning another defensive addition for 2027.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Reported fee: €94m
Value: €76m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated4 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Chelsea's Branthwaite interest: planning for 2027, not a January move

The situation

Chelsea's interest in Jarrad Branthwaite is real, but it is planning rather than a live deal. The reports describe Chelsea working toward a defensive addition for 2027, with Everton publicly standing firm that their centre back is not for sale. Manchester United and Liverpool are also linked, though nothing in the reporting ranks one club above the others. With Branthwaite tied to Everton until June 2030 and 42 months left on his deal when the January window opens, there is no contract pressure pushing this toward a swift resolution.

The reporting

The story has been carried by Transfer News Live, relaying Football Insider, on 29 October, and by CaughtOffside, which was carrying it by 28 October. Both are repeating the same Football Insider claim rather than adding separate lines of their own, so this amounts to one voice appearing in two places. No trusted reporter has backed any of it, and the figures involved, including CaughtOffside's mention of a €94m asking level, come from outlets that sit outside that bracket.

The outlook

Given Everton's stated reluctance to sell, the fact this is being framed as 2027 planning rather than a January target, and the absence of any bid or asking price from a source carrying weight, the chance of this completing before the January window shuts is slim. Branthwaite, valued at €74m, would need Everton to shift their stance entirely for anything concrete to develop.

What happens next

What would change this is Everton softening their public refusal to sell, or Chelsea moving from interest to an actual offer once the January window opens on 1 January 2027.

Sources the analyst weighed

CaughtOffsideTrust 50