Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite says he's spoken to Cody Gakpo about settling in at Liverpool.

Branthwaite is on loan at PSV and has atttacted interest from Liverpool and Manchester United ahead of the summer.

He has revealed he spoke to Gakpo after he left PSV for the Reds at the start of the January window.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the Everton defender said: "I spoke to Cody a few times when he first signed [for Liverpool]. When I signed for Everton I was in the Titanic Hotel and I think he was staying there as well, so he was asking for a few places to go eat and things.

"He's settled into a massive club but it's no surprise for me. When he was here, the quality he had was unbelievable; his goals and assists, his passing, his dribbling - he had everything.

"Obviously it's gonna take a couple of months to find your feet but over the last month he's settled right in and played really well."