Jarrad Branthwaite has appeared to end speculation he could leave PSV Eindhoven to join a different club during the January transfer window.
The Blues confirmed Branthwaite had joined the Dutch giants on a season-long loan deal back in July. The centre-back joined the Blues from League Two club Carlisle United, his hometown team, in January 2020.
Branthwaite has so far made 13 first-team appearances for Everton, scoring one goal, and signed a new contract in December that keeps him at the club until 2025. The deal in the summer was the second time the defender had left Everton on loan, after he joined Blackburn Rovers in the Championship during the second half of the 2021/22 season.