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As if Manchester United’s pursuit of one of their top summer targets was not complicated enough already. But, following the very unwelcome developments of Saturday morning, a hurdle so large even Karsten Warholm would struggle to clear might have just been planted in Erik ten Hag’s path. Manchester United, almost as soon as the summer started, put Jarrad Branthwaite right at the top of their list of centre-half targets. Still extremely young at just 21 but already proven in the Premier League – two footed, physically imposing and technically gifted too – the Everton colossus ticked just about …

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