Liverpool fans given encouragement over Adam Wharton move which could complete Arne Slot's rebuild

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Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Within that new system, it is easy to see how Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton could easily slot in.Liverpool have been linked with Wharton ahead of more spending in 2026, and according to journalist Lewis Steele, the move is one to keep a close eye on for Reds fans.Adam Wharton to Liverpool is one to watchGiven the presence of Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz in the Liverpool squad, Slot does have several world-class options at his disposal.However beyond that standout quintet, the Reds are especially light. It would not take much for Slot to be turning to Wataru Endo to start matches, something he clearly does not want to do.Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher says he has a ‘theory’ around why Liverpool might not sign Marc Guehi nowFans are keen to see someone new arrive, and Wharton has become one of the main candidates for that.Given the opportunity to ask Daily Mail journalist Steele about the possibility of a transfer during a live Q&A on YouTube, one Liverpool supporter was given encouragement that a deal may be in the offing.“Nothing imminent, I can’t see Liverpool signing a midfielder in January, let’s say that,” answered the reporter.

“But Adam Wharton certainly has his admirers at Anfield and he could be one to watch for the summer.“There are maybe one light in that role. I watched Palace against City on Sunday, Wharton was unbelievable, he was pulling the strings in the first-half and I was thinking he’d be perfect in this Liverpool team.

From what I hear there’s admirers at Anfield, nothing more than that at this stage but it could be one to watch in the future.” Name the players who actually had a better 2024/25 season than Mo Salah ⚽ The Best FIFA Men’s 11 2025Gianluigi DonnarummaAchraf HakimiWillian PachoVirgil van DijkNuno MendesCole PalmerVitinhaPedriJude BellinghamOusmane DembeleLamine YamalCredit: Chris Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images 👇 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Wharton to Liverpool starting to feel inevitableLiverpool’s next big investment in the squad is surely going to be to bring in a midfielder in the mould of Wharton.The 21-year-old would be a costly addition to whoever he eventually joins from Palace, and the Reds better be prepared to get the chequebook out again.The Liverpool owners have shown recently that that is not a problem for them should the right player be available to sign.From everything he’s shown since arriving at Palace two years ago, Wharton can certainly be that man for the Reds.