Thomas Frank and Enzo Maresca will have to takt their search for defensive reinforcements at Spurs and Chelsea elsewhere.
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Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea have been handed a fatal transfer blow on Wednesday with news that Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite has signed a new five-year deal with the club.
The 23-year-old had been linked with a transfer away from Merseyside this summer after another impressive campaign, with the two London clubs credited with interest alongside Manchester United.
Branthwaite joined Everton from Carlisle United in January 2020 and was the subject of two bids from the Red Devils last summer. Several clubs were linked again this year with the BBC naming Spurs and Chelsea as contenders.
Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea transfer target signs new contract
TEAMtalk had claimed that Everton were prepared to accept a £70 million bid for the defender, who new Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank was said to have wanted in north London. However, that price tag was always going to be a big ask of Daniel Levy.
Spurs made the loan move of Kevin Danso from Lens permanent this summer for £21 million. Meanwhile, Chelsea are known to be in the market for a centre-back, having had to recall Trevoh Chalobah early from his loan stay at Crystal Palace last season.
Everton confirmed the new contract on Wednesday, with Branthwaite extending his stay until 2030. That deal will silence transfer talk with the player committing his immediate future to the Toffees.
Branthwaite ‘over the moon’ with Everton contract
The defender said: "I'm over the moon. It's been something we've been talking about since the end of the season and to get it signed now is something I'm really excited about.
"The trust the club's put in me and how many games I've played over the past two seasons has made it quite an easy decision for me to stay and to keep progressing as a player."
Branthwaite made his Everton debut under Carlo Ancelotti in July 2020 and has racked up 75 Premier League appearances so far. He added: "I've been at Everton for five and a half years now and I've seen the change the club's had over the past six months.
"It's very exciting for us as a team, as players, to have that going on in the background and obviously to be starting the new season at the new stadium. The ambition was a huge thing.
"The way the manager wants us to go as a team and what he wants us to do for next season and where he wants us to challenge for has had a big impact on the decision. I think you saw towards the end of last season as a team what we can do."
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