Sources: Everton in talks to terminate Jarrad Branthwaite deal
Everton have spoken to PSV Eindhoven about terminating Jarrad Branthwaite's loan deal in January, sources have told Football Insider.
The defender, 20, joined the Dutch club in the summer on a season-long agreement.
Branthwaite has made 12 appearances in all competitions for PSV and was a key member of their first-team squad before the World Cup break.
Everton have discussed the possibility of recalling the strapping defender and ending the deal early ahead of the January window.
No decision has yet been made and there is still a possibility that Branthwaite could stay on at PSV for the rest of the agreement.
It is believed the Dutch club have increasingly warmed to the centre-back following early struggles.
The defender is highly rated by Everton's coaches and has already played 13 times for their own first team.
Signed from Carlisle United in January 2020 for around £1million, he has continued to progress and Everton felt a season in the Dutch Eredivisie would be the ideal next step in his career.
Branthwaite, who mainly plays at centre-back but can also fill in at left-back, has accumulated 532 minutes across all competitions for PSV.
That includes just three league starts, although he has appeared in five other Dutch Eredivisie matches as a substitute as well as in the Europa League and Champions League qualifiers.
The youngster is behind Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Mason Holgate and Yerry Mina in the senior pecking order at Everton.