Adam Wharton joined Crystal Palace in January and has since been linked with Liverpool. The Reds should use his $28 million Premier League deal as a landmark this summer.
When Adam Wharton moved from Blackburn Rovers to Crystal Palace in January, few people would have predicted that he would make the England squad for the summer’s European Championship.
Wharton moved for an initial fee of $23m (£18m/€21m) and including add-ons, it could rise to $28m (£22m/€26m) — but that already looks like a steal. Now, Crystal Palace could demand close to $128m (£100m/€116m) for his signature with clubs including Bayern Munich and Manchester City having been linked with moves for him.
Liverpool has been linked with a move for the 21-year-old talent too, the Reds would monitor his progress. In all of this, though, there should be a hint about a different transfer deal.
This week, Liverpool has knocked back a $19m (£15m/€17m) bid from Southampton for Fabio Carvalho and the ECHO has reported that it would take a “substantial” amount more than that for the Reds to accept a proposal. Supposedly, Arne Slot has been impressed with Carvalho’s performances in training this pre-season and he has netted two goals in three games in friendlies.
It remains the case that getting into the Liverpool team regularly ahead of Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz will be difficult, and then Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez can play off the left-hand side as well if necessary. Anthony Gordon, in an ideal world, would be snapped up from Newcastle United too.
However, he is more experienced than Wharton was when Crystal Palace moved for the then-Blackburn ace six months ago. If the South London side was willing to pay up to $28m for Wharton then, Carvalho should be valued at least equally.
Carvalho was an impressive performance for Hull City last year, competing in the same division as Wharton. As a youth, he performed well for Fulham and has played in the Premier League and Bundesliga. Selling Carvalho should be regarded a viable option for Liverpool this summer. However, getting a sum that is far higher than what has already been tabled
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