City and United both admire the same player.
The 21-year-old has enjoyed an excellent season at Goodison Park, building on the successful loan spell he had at PSV Eindhoven last season.
City are said to be admirers of Branthwaite due to his technical ability and confidence on the ball, drawing comparisons to England star John Stones.The former Carlisle man would also count as a homegrown players, and would help to regenerate Pep Guardiola's squad.That said, there are currently five senior centre-backs already in Guardiola's squad, with the treble winners splashing £77m on Josko Gvardiol last summer.
However, United may need to offload a number of players this summer before they can commit funds to a big money signing like Branthwaite.
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