Crystal Palace legend Clinton Morrison expects Adam Wharton to depart the club at the tip of the season, believing Manchester United may very well be the ‘right fit’ for the England star.
Last season’s FA Cup winners are reeling after a series of great setbacks with club captain Marc Guehi completing a move to Manchester City this week.
It got here after manager Oliver Glasner launched a scathing attack on the club’s owners, accusing them of ‘abandoning’ the club having also cashed in on Eberechi Eze last summer.
Glasner will leave Selhurst Park when his contract expires at the tip of the season with Jean-Philippe Mateta informing the club this week he wants to depart before the January transfer window closes.
Wharton, 21, is Palace’s most useful asset and is admired by clubs across the Premier League.
United have plans to rebuild their midfield at the tip of the season with Wharton, alongside Brighton’s Carlos Baleba and Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson, a top goal.
Despite the important thing figures at Palace leaving or plotting their exit this month, Morrison insists the midfielder won’t be tempted to contemplate his options before the January window closes.
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‘He’s the suitable fit and they’ll come knocking,’ Morrison said of United’s interest in Warton, chatting with Metro via Free Bets. ‘That’s a club where Wharton could go but even Real Madrid would suit him brilliantly.
‘But I wouldn’t worry an excessive amount of about him at once, this kid goes to go wherever he desires to go.
Clinton Morrison: It’s bleak for Palace, but we have been here before
During one other chaotic week for Palace, Metro spoke to club legend Clinton Morrison to try to make sense of all of it.
Mateta’s timing ‘all incorrect’
The timing of Mateta trying to depart is all incorrect. It’s disappointing, I do know JP and he’s a great guy who just desires to do well and achieve success. But he must have waited until the summer to get his move. I do know what the chairman Steve Parish is like, unless it’s the suitable price, he just isn’t letting him go.
Oliver Glasner is not leaving until the tip of the season, we hope. Possibly he [Mateta] has got someone in his ear, possibly his agent, telling him “we want to strike why the iron is hot”. However the iron may very well be even hotter in he summer. He’s 29 now, he’s hitting his peak years and he’s pondering he can get the massive move that he has wanted. He has his agent chatting with clubs I’m sure. But I’ve seen this play out 1,000,000 times and the chairman is a clever businessman and he is not going to let a player go for lower than the cash he’s value.
‘That is the best way it goes at Palace’
Adam Wharton may very well be one other to depart in the summertime, hopefully we will keep him for an additional yr but this has played out repeatedly and Palace have all the time been alright. We have really missed Ismaila Sarr at AFCON and Daniel Munoz when he’s been out injured. Their returns will really help with all of the attacks coming down their side on the suitable. Sarr has been good here, Munoz is the driving force. There will probably be top clubs taking a look at him too but he’s found a house here.
Unless a billionaire comes into the club that is just the best way it goes, it’s the identical with Glasner’s situation. You do well and you progress on and unfortunately that is the best way it goes.
Palace’s next manager?
It’s difficult judging who’s going to be available. We didn’t know much about Oliver Glasner until he got here to the club. He had success at Frankfurt but we didn’t know Palace would have a probability of getting him and he might be going to go down as one in all Palace’s best managers ever.
There’s been speak about Gareth Southgate and he did such a great job with England getting them to major finals. But Palace are able lots of clubs are in where they may wait until the summer when there are going to be numerous changes. There are a great deal of managers who will probably be on the move then – the chairman will probably be doing his work at once sounding out possibilities.
Clinton Morrison spoke to Metro via Freebets.com, the home of the most effective Cheltenham offers.
‘He still has lots of learning to do but he’s a incredible, intelligent footballer and he keeps recuperating. The chairman knows they may have just a few offers in the summertime. The club will try negotiate a brand new contract for him but he’s in a fantastic place, playing week in and week out. I do know what happens once you lose your best players but for Adam, the move will occur and I feel every Palace fan will know that as well, they’re realistic.’
United missed out when Arsenal paid £100million to sign Declan Rice from West Ham United in 2023 with the midfielder leading the Hammers to glory within the Europa Conference League in his final act.
Should a summer exit beckon, Wharton could have the identical opportunity with Palace still fighting in the identical competition.
‘He can definitely do what Declan Rice did,’ Morrison said. ‘He can move in the summertime, I personally think he must have one other yr at Palace so when he does move to the suitable club, he is prepared to begin every game.
‘What Declan did with West Ham, winning the Europa Conference before leaving, hopefully Adam Wharton can win that competition too and follow in Dec’s footsteps. If a club offers £70million it is going to be very hard to refuse so this may very well be the massive finish for him.’
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