Sky Sports drop big on-air claim over future of "superb" £80m-rated Liverpool target

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When he called me, he just told me I wasn’t there. But yeah, like I said, that’s football.

I’m still young.” Wharton has emerged as a leading midfield option for Liverpool this summer, but according to an on-air claim from Sky Sports on Thursday morning, Palace now “want to try to convince” the midfielder to stay at the club for one more year: ? Crystal Palace will try and convince Adam Wharton to stay at the club for at least one more season after securing Europa League football. pic.twitter.com/NC95MlVLpy — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) May 28, 2026 Liverpool have to push hard for Adam Wharton signing Wharton showed in the final what a special talent he is, running the midfield with his vision and poise, and being hailed by scout Jacek Kulig after the match: “A superb performance in the UEFA Conference League final by Adam Wharton.

One of the midfielders I’ll miss the most at the World Cup.” At 22, it is easy to see Wharton potentially feeling that another season at Palace wouldn’t be a bad thing, but Liverpool have to go all in on him this summer. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.