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Aug 13, 2025, 08:00 AM ET

Real Madrid are among the clubs looking at Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, while Liverpool have agreed to personal terms with Parma defender Giovanni Leoni.

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Adam Wharton helped Crystal Palace beat Liverpool in last weekend's Community Shield, after the Eagles defeated Manchester City in last season's FA Cup final. Sebastian Frej/Getty ImagesTRENDING RUMORS

- Real Madrid are among several teams interested in Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, according to the Daily Mail.

Los Blancos could face competition from teams in the Premier League, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United also looking at the England international.

Corriere dello Sport reports that the Serie A club have been looking for an initial €30m plus €5m in bonuses for Leoni, which bodes well for manager Arne Slot as he looks to reinforce his defensive options.

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- A move for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is being weighed up by Newcastle United, reports Rudy Galetti.

The Eagles are prepared to accept an offer worth £40m for Mateta, who has scored 30 goals across the past two Premier League campaigns.

- Liverpool attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott is open to a switch to RB Leipzig, according to Sky Sports Deutschland's Philipp Hinze.

For a club like Real Madrid, who laud former midfielder Toni Kroos as a legendary figure, that alone makes them a perfect match.

Wharton ranked in the 93rd percentile for progressive passing in the Premier League last season, regularly threading perfect through-balls into Crystal Palace's fast counterattacking runners.
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