Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton has been linked with a move away from the South London club in recent months.
Arsenal, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur are keen on signing Adam Wharton, who joined Premier League club Crystal Palace in a £20 million deal earlier this year. However, a report from Graeme Bailey on TBR Football has claimed that the Englishman is not ready to leave Crystal Palace in the January transfer window.
The development will come as a major blow for the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham, with the Premier League bigwigs pursuing his signature for a long time. It will be interesting to see if they decide to move on to other targets now.
Arsenal need midfield reinforcements, and Adam Wharton would have been a quality acquisition. The English international will add control composure and defensive cover at the base of their midfield, and he could form a solid partnership with Declan Rice.
Jorginho and Thomas Partey have been linked with moves away from the North London club and signing the Crystal Palace midfielder would be a wise decision. Meanwhile, Liverpool need more depth in the midfield as well and Wharton would be a quality long-term investment.
The Reds have not been able to rotate players like Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch due to the lack of depth in the side. The Crystal Palace star would be the ideal acquisition for them. As for Tottenham, they need more depth in the midfield after sanctioning the departures of Oliver Skipp and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Wharton could be tempted to join a big club
It will be interesting to see which of the three clubs come forward with an offer to sign Adam Wharton in the near future. It seems that they will have to wait until the summer transfer window to get a deal done for the young midfielder.
The opportunity to join some of the biggest clubs in the country will be quite attractive for the youngster and the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham could help him improve further. They could nurture him into a top-class player in the near future.
The midfielder will be able to compete for trophies with them as well. It remains to be seen how the situation develops. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace will surely make a significant profit on their £20 million investment when they sell Wharton.
