Motivated by the arrival of a new defensive midfielder to renew their squad, Manchester United are ready to spend a substantial amount during the winter transfer window.
January promises to be eventful at Old Trafford. Sixth in the Premier League, Manchester United are ready for a new £65m splurge. The Red Devils are amongst the numerous suitors for Bournemouth right winger Antoine Semenyo, six goals and three assists in 14 Premier League matches this season. Another position could be strengthened by the Red Devils during the January winter transfer window. Looking for a new midfielder to anticipate a possible departure of Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo, Manchester United want to break their piggy bank with another English league player.
Expected as one of the transfer market's major coups, Adam Wharton is highly sought after in the market. Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are reported to be in the running in addition to Manchester United, whilst in Spain, Real Madrid have ticked his profile to forget the Rodri failure. To get ahead of this strong competition, Manchester United intend to spend an XXL sum. According to information relayed by TEAMtalk, the English directors intend to release £85m (€100m), for Adam Wharton, Crystal Palace‘s young England international.
Crystal Palace want to keep Wharton in January
Manchester United thus intend to spend well beyond the Blackburn native's current valuation, linked to a market value of “only” €60m (£51m) according to Transfermarkt. The highest in the Crystal Palace squad. For their part, the Eagles would reportedly be satisfied recovering between €70m and €80m (£56m and £70m) for the player who joined the Selhurst Park club's ranks via a £21.1m transaction in winter 2024.
Considered as Manchester United's number one option in this position, Adam Wharton is having a full season alongside French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. Started 16 times across all competitions by Oliver Glasner, the England international (three caps) may only be his manager's ninth-most used player in 2025-26, but no younger player has more substantial playing time than the number 20. A status that dampens the theory of his departure in the coming weeks. Crystal Palace will do everything to keep Adam Wharton until the end of the season, which will not call into question his very good sale in summer 2026.
This article was originally published on Top Mercato.
