{"id":1191,"date":"2026-01-31T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/adam-wharton-given-alternative-premier-league-destination-where-he-could-unlock-key-man\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:05:54","slug":"adam-wharton-given-alternative-premier-league-destination-where-he-could-unlock-key-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/adam-wharton-given-alternative-premier-league-destination-where-he-could-unlock-key-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Wharton given alternative Premier League destination where he could unlock key man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Adam Wharton will surely have plenty of suitors this summer as he continues to shine in the Crystal Palace midfield.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A switch to a Premier League \u2018Big Six\u2019 club could await him at the end of the season, but <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113114\/newcastle-united\/\">Newcastle<\/a> are also a suggested destination.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3950737\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1\" alt=\"Adam Wharton playing for Crystal Palace.\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3950737\" width=\"960\" height=\"654\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wharton is one of the best young midfield talents in the Premier League<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<p>Recent reports have linked <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/adam-wharton\/\">Wharton<\/a>, who signed for Palace in 2024 from Blackburn Rovers, with a potential move this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old is an FA Cup winner with <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113043\/crystal-palace\/\">the Eagles<\/a> and has made 57 appearances in the Premier League since arriving at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n<p>Palace chairman Steve Parish told talkSPORT last year that Wharton is keen to <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3637654\/adam-wharton-transfer-man-utd-bid\/\">play for a Champions League club<\/a> in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have him on a <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3931606\/manchester-united-transfer-targets-casemiro-wharton-baleba-anderson\/\">three-man list of midfield options<\/a> for the summer as they look to replace Casemiro, while Chelsea are known to be long-term admirers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-container oembed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swapping Limoncellos for Trebles | Transfer Latest, Managerial Future &amp; Champions League\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jN8ePEuIRcI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>However, Jack Cunningham of talkSPORT\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jN8ePEuIRcI\" rel=\"nofollow\">Inside Toon show<\/a> believes Wharton could get the best out of Nick Woltemade at Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>The German striker scored four goals in his first five Premier League matches following his \u00a369million move from VfB Stuggart.<\/p>\n<p>Woltemade has only netted three more in 15 matches since that run, but Wharton could be the man to unlock his potential in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you manage to build a team where you\u2019ve got legs around him\u2026 that\u2019s probably one criticism, maybe he probably can\u2019t get around the pitch as well as an Elliot Anderson for example,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you build a team where you\u2019ve got legs around which I think, if you look at the Newcastle midfield, that\u2019s probably one thing we\u2019re not lacking, legs and energy in the midfield. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you get legs around him and tell Wharton just to be the creative midfielder because when he plays for Palace, he always plays forward passes, he doesn\u2019t really play backwards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3803291\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-premier-1044269570.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960&ssl=1\" alt=\"Adam Wharton playing for Crystal Palace.\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3803291\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Despite \u2018Big Six\u2019 interest, Wharton could make a real impact at Newcastle<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3690020\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-27-1034792060.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1\" alt=\"Nick Woltemade celebrates for Newcastle.\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3690020\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">He has been tipped to bring the best out of Woltemade if he joins the Magpies<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s usually into a forward man, into the front man, and I just think that if you introduced a player like an Adam Wharton into the Newcastle team, you would suddenly start seeing the best of Woltemade. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s someone who\u2019d actually find Woltemade\u2019s feet, rather than what we\u2019re doing at the moment now where we\u2019re kind of leaving him up top on his own and not getting enough people around him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you get the ball from Wharton into Woltemade, someone that\u2019s playing into his feet, then you\u2019ve got the wingers running off him, I think you\u2019d start to see the best of Woltemade. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need a player in the midfield who is going to be able to find those little intricate forward passes, because that\u2019s probably the one thing\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBruno Guimaraes can do it, 100 per cent, but he also does so much else in the team that it can\u2019t always be on him. Someone like an Adam Wharton, I think, makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham also highlighted how Newcastle struggle to break down opposition defences amid an apparent lack of a creative spark.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3950734\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/talksport-2022-player-stats-be4a1d1c-3610-471e-ac25-297d3a9662cf.png?strip=all&w=768&ssl=1\" alt=\"Graphic of Adam Wharton stats for the 2025\/26 season so far.\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3950734\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wharton\u2019s passing quality could offer a huge improvement to the Newcastle midfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He cited their 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday as an example, and how a player like Wharton could make the difference with his passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat feels like the one thing that Newcastle are missing, just that ability to break down a low block. Because we saw against Wolves, and even Villa\u2026 look, once they scored, it was pretty comfortable for them, really. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know [Emi] Martinez made two outstanding saves, one was at 0-0, then the one from [Lewis] Miley was a good save, and then in the second half, [Anthony] Gordon should have scored when that cross came in from [Kieran] Trippier. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut apart from that, it was just endless crosses into the box and I didn\u2019t feel like there was much penetration to it, wasn\u2019t enough to it. I feel like Villa were the total opposite. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had [Emi] Buendia, [Morgan] Rogers buzzing around [Ollie] Watkins and it caused us all sorts of problems. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like, looking at the Premier League at the moment, a lot of teams are pretty comfortable just sitting everyone back, but not a lot of teams have someone who can actually break that lock.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3825118\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-26-league-phase-md6-1044855689.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1\" alt=\"Newcastle manager Eddie Howe\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3825118\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newcastle boss Howe would have a big squad boost with a player of Wharton\u2019s quality<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think if Newcastle can find that profile of player and get that person, then I think that elevates us to another level because we\u2019ve got everything else in the team, realistically. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just that that we\u2019re missing, and that\u2019s why teams when they get the lead, or even teams who are happy just to let us have the ball, will just let us have the ball because we\u2019ll just pass ourselves to death, basically.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Wharton will surely have plenty of suitors this summer as he continues to shine in the Crystal Palace midfield. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/adam-wharton-crystal-palace-challenged-1052141019.jpg?strip=all&w=960","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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