A likely near return for the star centre back.
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00:00You mentioned Jared Brantwaite there. They've obviously conceded 14 Premier League goals so far.
00:07He's been a real key player over the last couple of seasons for Everton.
00:12They kept him at the club, which was quite a priority over the summer as well.
00:16How important would his injury return be for Everton and hopefully enable them to maybe see out a few more games?
00:24How close are we to that and how important would he be for them to come back in?
00:29It would be massive, to be honest with you, because we've seen how good he was last season.
00:34He was top draw. Real revelation, breaking into the side and staying there and just getting better and better.
00:42We've wanted to buy Manchester United in the summer and Everton stuck to their price tag.
00:47I don't think maybe when he had his minor operation at the start of the summer that Everton envisioned him to be out for this long.
00:55Sometimes that's just injuries, isn't it, and how the body reacts.
00:58He got 90 minutes under his belt for the under-21s on Sunday, which is a big step.
01:04But again, John Dyche is maybe a one to get two 90 minutes under his belt.
01:11I don't know. That's what sometimes he says after long-term injuries.
01:16Do you fast-track him now, Gerard Bramfwaite?
01:18I don't think James Tarkowski has looked quite at his best while Bramfwaite's been out.
01:27Tarkowski himself has a couple of niggles at one pre-season and a back injury that kept him out of the Carabao Cup.
01:34He lost himself, Hampson. I think he just exudes confidence, Gerard Bramfwaite, right throughout the team.
01:41When you play him ahead of him, you can rely on him to maybe get you out of a bit of trouble.
01:47Jordan Pickford maybe knows that when he's in front of him as well and set pieces, he adds something.
01:53Michael Keane, I think he's come under some unfair criticism at times this season.
02:01But Gerard Bramfwaite is a mark of upgrades on him.
02:06I know you've got that left-sided balance and a left footer, which is another facet that you've got to factor in.
02:14You've got to say that I haven't managed to have a real stable back four.
02:19It's probably because of the right-back situation that she's been a little bit up in the air.
02:23Then, obviously, that's less to do without Mikalenko.
02:27That's the young guy to play there.
02:29He had to make a change at Aston Villa when Mikalenko went off with James Garner going up right-back.
02:35I think Jones, maybe settling down that back four will be a big help.
02:39Having a player of the quality of Bramfwaite will just be a mark of boost.