Jarrad Branthwaite of Everton
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Jarrad Branthwaite has lifted the lid on the “complex” procedures that took place during his specialist rehabilitation assignment in Germany which Everton hope can help cure his injury problems.
Following an impressive breakthrough season in 2023/24, the defender who joined the Blues for an undisclosed fee – understood to be £750,000 – after just 14 matches for his home city club Carlisle United who were in League Two at the time, won his first and so far, only England cap when he came on as a 62nd minute substitute in their 3-0 friendly win over Bosnia and Herzegovina at St James’ Park on June 3, 2024.
Later that summer, Everton rejected a couple of bids from Manchester United for Branthwaite out of hand – £35million plus add ons and then £45million plus add ons – but he is yet to add to his international appearances. After penning a new five-year contract with the Blues last summer, hamstring injuries restricted him to just 10 outings in 2025/26.
Having been called up for the Three Lions by Thomas Tuchel for the first time, the 24-year-old has explained how David Moyes’ medical staff at Finch Farm sent him to MYOS Sport & Health in Munich for a fresh approach to his fitness recovery. The MYOS clinic provides comprehensive, phase-structured rehabilitation combining hands-on physical treatment with active training therapy while focusing on physical and emotional status assessments, neuroathletics, and tailored training programmes.
Branthwaite said: “I sat down with the club after the three or four times where I was picking up the injuries. It was to look at the wider picture, look at the holistic approach of the body essentially, I went over there for three or four weeks working with a team alongside the club, just to assess different things and hopefully that has helped.
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“There were a lot of different things looked at like movement patterns and the brain. It was quite complex, but fingers crossed it has worked.”
Branthwaite acknowledges he faced a stern mental challenge after being stretchered off in tears during the historic first Merseyside Derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium on April 19, less than three months after he’d come on as a substitute to make his long-awaited first match of the campaign against Leeds United.
He said: “It is probably the worst thing as a footballer not to be on the pitch and I think when it keeps happening it is mentally tough because you are sort of doubting your body and going on the pitch wary of what is going to happen.
"I think now I am in a position where I got managed throughout the pre-season, managed my load well and hopefully I can stay on the pitch this season.”
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