{"id":48914,"date":"2026-06-19T15:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/de-zerbi-is-a-huge-fan-but-liverpool-are-already-in-contract-negotiations-with-the-incredible-talent\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:13:26","slug":"de-zerbi-is-a-huge-fan-but-liverpool-are-already-in-contract-negotiations-with-the-incredible-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/de-zerbi-is-a-huge-fan-but-liverpool-are-already-in-contract-negotiations-with-the-incredible-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"De Zerbi is a huge fan, but Liverpool are already in contract negotiations with the &#8216;incredible&#8217; talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s Jed Spence will face Liverpool. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to sign Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace during the summer transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to a report from TEAMtalk, they were hoping to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United, but that seems unlikely. Therefore, they decided to switch their attention to the Crystal Palace star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, Liverpool are also interested in signing Wharton and have already held talks with the player&#8217;s agent in recent weeks. Manchester United have been monitoring him for quite some time. The 21-year-old is one of the Premier League&#8217;s most talented young players and has all the tools to develop into a future star. There is no doubt that he could be an unusual signing for Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Roberto De Zerbi is reported to be a huge admirer of the 21-year-old, believing he has the technical ability and composure to control the tempo of games and protect defenders from midfield. He has been hailed as &#8220;incredible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Crystal Palace do not want to lose a player of his caliber and are likely to demand a premium. It remains to be seen whether Tottenham are prepared to go broke for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It could be a difficult move for Tottenham, as Liverpool are interested in signing the player. Liverpool could offer him Champions League football, and they have more ambitious projects. The 21-year-old midfielder could be attracted to the idea of \u200b\u200bjoining them. Liverpool need a specialist defensive midfielder and Wharton would be the ideal investment. He could form a solid partnership with Ryan Gravenbirch, the heart of Liverpool&#8217;s midfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Manchester United also need more quality in the middle of the park, so it&#8217;s no wonder they are keen on the 21-year-old. They are looking to rebuild their midfield this summer and a player like Wharton could be a game-changer for them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham&#8217;s Jed Spence will face Liverpool. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images) Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to sign Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace during the summer transfer window. According to a report from TEAMtalk, they were hoping to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United, but that seems unlikely. Therefore, they decided to switch their attention to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-48914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}