Man Utd Backed To Sign “Very Complete” Midfielder Who Could Strike Up “Great Partnership” With Mainoo

BACK Ex-Man Utd star Wes Brown thinks his former club should be at the front of the queue to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton this summer. The England international is believed to be on the club’s shortlist of midfield targets, and Brown claims he could be a great partner for Kobbie Mainoo: “I love Adam. When we played Palace the other day, I made myself have a good look at him, and he is so good on the ball. That would be a great asset for the club. He would cost a lot of money, but it will be tough for Crystal Palace to keep another of their top players. But that position does need filling. Him and Kobbie could be a great partnership.” “I just look at Adam Wharton and he’s very good on the ball, very athletic, very complete. With the quality of players they have had, Palace should be mid-table at least. You look at Eze at Arsenal and Guehi at Man City now, and he is really showing what he is all about. Wharton can hopefully do the same.” Wharton has plenty of suitors The likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Real Madrid have all been credited with an interest in the 22-year-old over the past twelve months. Palace are said to be keen to tie Wharton down to a new contract to ward of potential suitors, but so far, the midfielder hasn’t signed on the dotted line, suggesting he may be open to leaving Selhurst Park. Man Utd would have to pay a sizeable fee Some reports have suggested that there is some sort of gentleman’s agreement whereby Palace would sell Wharton for between £60m and £65m. However, others have dismissed such claims, and there are suggestions that a fee between £80m and £100m may be required to land the player. At the moment, it isn’t even clear that Wharton tops United’s list of targets. They have also been heavily linked with Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson and Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.