Very active during the last summer transfer window, Real Madrid did not however recruit a single midfielder. Los Merengues have identified a potential Luka Modric's successor.
With over £130m in spending, Real Madrid will not have remained inactive during the last summer transfer window. Xabi Alonso's Casa Blanca will however not have fulfilled all their objectives, notably that of recruiting a defensively-minded midfielder. The priority in this position was named Martin Zubimendi, but the Spain international eventually took the direction of Arsenal.
Determined to replace Aurelien Tchouameni to give the former Monaco player a breather and in the longer term to find Luka Modric's worthy successor, the Spanish capital club have decided to reactivate the file of a Premier League midfielder who will not have left his club during the off-season. According to information from newspaper As, Los Merengues are not giving up on Adam Wharton, the English hope from Crystal Palace.
Real Madrid in competition in Premier League for Wharton
Real Madrid are willing to return to the charge in the coming months to sign the 21-year-old player, under contract until June 2029 with the Eagles who want to keep him. Without knowing what sum the Madrid directors will be ready to put on the table for the Blackburn native, the amount requested by Crystal Palace for Adam Wharton does not seem to frighten Real Madrid.
The hierarchy of the side based at Selhurst Park intend to demand around £70m for Crystal Palace's number 20, linked to a market value of £40m according to Transfermarkt's current estimate. Very effective with Crystal Palace and clearly at the door of the Three Lions even if he is not part of Thomas Tuchel's list for this October gathering, Adam Wharton attracts Real Madrid but also several Premier League heavyweights (Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham).
This article was originally published on Top Mercato.
