Adam Wharton celebrates with the Europa Conference League trophy (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Liverpool have reportedly now made Adam Wharton their top midfield transfer target for this summer, perhaps learning a lesson from England’s World Cup failure.
Wharton has shone for Crystal Palace in the last few years and looks very much like the kind of intelligent ball-playing midfielder capable of dictating the tempo of a game and bringing a bit more composure and control from the middle of the park.
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In short – everything that was missing from England’s squad at the World Cup this summer, as Argentina exposed in Wednesday’s semi-final clash.
Adam Wharton to Liverpool after England snub?
According to Football Transfers, Liverpool are now focusing on Wharton as a priority to give them something different in midfield, having decided against the option of signing Joao Gomes from Wolves.
Some might feel it’s surprising that a top club like LFC might be focusing on Wharton after he didn’t even make England’s World Cup squad, but maybe, in a strange sort of way, that’s the point.
England has a history of overlooking players like Wharton, who is perhaps most similar to Michael Carrick in his profile – someone who never looked particularly flashy, but who was an asset to a successful club side without ever really nailing down a place in the national team.
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Liverpool will surely know the importance of having someone like that in their squad, as they’ve previously had down the years with players like Xabi Alonso and Fabinho, while others like Thiago Alcantara and Ryan Gravenberch share some of those characteristics as well.
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