Report: Liverpool considering move to sign £65m midfielder

Key Highlights

• According to a new report in Fichajes, Liverpool are preparing to launch a £65m bid for Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, with sporting director Richard Hughes identifying the England international as a long-term solution in the centre of the pitch. The original source describes Liverpool as “leading the race thanks to their solid long-term project”, despite interest from several Premier League rivals.
• It is a line that captures both confidence and inevitability in modern recruitment. Liverpool midfield facing another resetFor much of the past eighteen months, Liverpool’s midfield has functioned on persistence rather than freshness.
• Mac Allister and Gravenberch have carried heavy physical and tactical loads, often appearing stretched by the demands of Arne Slot’s system.
• Endo, reliable but ageing, has offered control rather than dynamism. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe article notes that “the load has been heavy over the past season and a half with Gravenberch and Mac Allister’s form in particular taking a dent”.
• That observation reflects what supporters have sensed: a unit working hard to maintain balance rather than driving the team forward. There is also uncertainty surrounding Curtis Jones, who has been linked with Tottenham, adding further instability.