Sources: Liverpool expected to be blocked from signing Marc Guehi's Crystal Palace teammate
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Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent
Sun 21 September 2025 15:36, UK
Liverpool are considering a move to sign Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton ahead of the January transfer window as they aim to strengthen their midfield.
Wharton has also attracted interest from Real Madrid and a number of elite Premier League and European clubs thanks to his displays in the Palace midfield.
However, he remains a crucial part of Olvier Glasner‘s plans for the rest of the season, and a move in January is considered highly unlikely as things stand.
As I revealed on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the FA Cup winners are extremely reluctant to lose the 21-year-old.
Sources say Palace will demand a “huge” fee to sell Wharton thanks to his long-term contract at Selhurst Park which is set to run until 2029.
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Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider on 16 September that Palace will reject any offers for Wharton in the mid-season window.
The England international has attracted plenty of interest as a result of his exploits in South London, with Liverpool heavily tipped to make a move.
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Despite suggestions that a deal could be done in January, the Reds will instead be made to wait until next summer if they wish to formalise their interest.
Speaking on the Inside Track podcast, I explained: “It’ll be highly unlikely that Palace would entertain any offers for Wharton in January.
“He’s a top player, so if he does become available it won’t just be Liverpool in the market for him, it’ll be most of the big clubs in the Premier League and top European clubs.
“He’s under a long-term contract at Palace until 2029, and it would take a huge fee to prise him away.
“We know how difficult Palace are to deal with, Liverpool found that out when they tried to sign Marc Guehi before Palace pulled the plug on that deal.
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“They don’t want to lose Wharton, especially not in January because he would be a very difficult player for them to replace, so they’ll be doing everything they can to keep hold of him.
“We know January is a difficult window to do big deals as well, so I don’t see anything happening in January.”
Wharton is a crucial player for Crystal Palace and looks set to remain so despite the interest in his situation, at least beyond the January transfer window.
After their late U-turn on selling Guehi during the summer transfer window, Palace are also set to deny Liverpool their shot at signing their star midfielder.
Guehi previously labelled Wharton “unbelievable”, with two of Arne Slot‘s top targets shining under Glasner both last season and in the early stages of this term.
Brown told Football Insider in August that Man United want to sign Wharton, as do Real Madrid, but the Eagles ruled out his sale after losing Eberechi Eze.
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Steve Parish and the Palace hierarchy have been clear about their plans for the squad, as they aim to keep their best players and challenge for further silverware.
Last season’s FA Cup success, followed by the Community Shield win against Liverpool, could now be followed up by further success at Selhurst Park.
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