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The Crystal Palace midfielder has been linked with a move to Liverpool in the future.
The agent of Adam Wharton has insisted that his client has ambitions of playing in the Champions League in his career.
Wharton has made magnificent progress since he joined Crystal Palace from Blackburn Rovers almost two years ago. Wharton has developed into one of the best holding midfielders in the Premier League and helped Palace win the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history last season. He has also been capped three times by the England senior team and is in the reckoning to be part of Thomas Tuchel’s 2026 World Cup squad.
The 21-year-old’s agent, James Featherstone, spoke to talkSPORT where he discussed Wharton’s hurtling rise and plans for the future. But Featherstone insists that there is no timeframe being placed on when Wharton’s next potential move could happen.
What’s been said
Featherstone said: “Adam hadn't made his debut for Blackburn. There were question marks about his physicality, his physical output, input or both. We sat down, like you would with a lot of young players who have got the talent or potential, and spoke about shooting for the stars... let's play for England.
“Personally, to play for England, you have to play Champions League and you have got to play in one of the top teams in the top leagues. He was at Blackburn Rovers at the time, he hadn't made a first-team start for Blackburn Rovers.
The easiest path would have been to get into Blackburn's team and then get promoted to the Premier League because I think that pathway at a young age, you can get lost. At the time, Blackburn were around the play-offs for a couple of seasons and next season you thought they're going to go that bit further. They unfourtnatley ended up being at the other end of the league and that ultimately was the move to Crystal Palace.
“There were a lot of options. I absolutely knew Palace was the right environment. Not just the club but the dressing room, we had players in the dressing room who understood the culture and environment. I felt it would be the perfect step for him in terms of playing Premier League football.
“It is two years next month. In terms of what has happened, I've got to be honest, it wasn't really part of the plan winning the FA Cup, playing for England and so on. Those are the bits on top you take and run with.
“We have got a plan. He is 21, I have to check myself to remember that every now and then. We have got a plan; it doesn't have to be achieved yesterday, today, [or] this moment. He has got his in-game, in-season targets [and] goals. He has got to do his bit and the rest will look after itself in a very calm, structured way to maximise his ability.”
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