Adam Wharton to stay at Crystal Palace in transfer blow to at least European giants

Adam Wharton is set to stay at Crystal Palace this summer, talkSPORT understands.

The midfielder has been linked with a move away from Selhurst Park with Bayern Munich targeting a deal.

However the 20-year-old will stay with the Eagles in a big boost to Oliver Glasner’s side.

Wharton wasn’t the only Palace player on Bayern’s radar this summer, with Michael Olise already joining the German giants for a fee worth £60million.

Having advanced through the academy at Blackburn, Wharton made his senior debut in August 2022 and made 28 appearances in all competitions that season.

Becoming a first team regular at Ewood Park, the midfielder made 29 appearances for Blackburn in the first half of last term before earning an £18million move to Crystal Palace.

Expected to take some time to adapt to Premier League life, Wharton took to the top flight like a duck to water.

Starting 15 of the club’s 16 remaiming Premier League games, Wharton established himself as a key player under Glasner.

This led to the then-19-year-old earning a call-up to England’s Euro 2024 squad and making his debut in a friendly with Bosnia in June.

Such has been the extent of his meteoric rise, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid have all been credited with an interest.

But Wharton will be sticking around at Palace and hoping to prove himself as a fully-fledged Premier League star.