Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite will have a major say in deciding his future in January with PSV fearing that he will break his loan with them early due to a lack of playing time.
Branthwaite was reunited with former Everton director of football Marcel Brands – the man who brought the 20-year-old centre-back to Goodison Park from his home city club Carlisle United in January 2020 – when he joined PSV on a season-long loan on July 17.
However, Branthwaite, who has made 13 senior appearances for the Blues, scoring one goal, has struggled to break into the Dutch club’s startling line-up so far. Despite netting in PSV’s dramatic 4-3 win over Feyenoord, the 6ft 5in player has started just three of the side’s 12 Eredivisie fixtures to date with a five-minute cameo off the bench at the end of the 3-0 victory over NEC Nijmegen on Sunday his only domestic outing in the last four games.
