Liverpool’s curiosity in Martin Zubimendi reportedly stays ongoing regardless of the Spaniard’s summer time window switch snub.
Nonetheless, it appears the Merseysiders are conserving their choices open with regard to signing a brand new No.6 in future.
One footballer who might very properly have caught their eye in that regard is Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton. Certainly, it’s now reported that the Reds and Manchester Metropolis have been ‘monitoring the midfielder’s progress’.
“After Manchester United, Metropolis and Tottenham expressed an curiosity, Palace had been so satisfied Eze would go away that they lined up a deal for Johan Bakayoko from PSV Eindhoven as his substitute,” Sami Mokbel reported for the Every day Mail.
“However the gives by no means arrived, although yet one more constant season at Palace will virtually definitely end in Eze shifting.
“Equally, there was tentative curiosity in Wharton however primarily with a view to a possible transfer subsequent summer time. Liverpool and Metropolis among the many golf equipment now monitoring the midfielder’s progress.”
The Englishman signed for the Eagles from Blackburn Rovers for a deal that may very well be value as much as £22m throughout the winter window final time period.
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Arne Slot’s males have since continued with summer time 2023 signing Ryan Gravenberch to nice impact.
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What do the stats say about Adam Wharton?
Wharton is an distinctive performer in terms of defensive metrics. FBref has the 20-year-old up within the 94th and 81st percentiles for tackles and interceptions respectively.
After all, from a Liverpool perspective, we’re not on the lookout for an out-and-out destroyer. High quality on the ball is crucial in Arne Slot’s system.
In that respect, that is the place the younger midfielder falls in need of his Anfield-based counterpart, Ryan Gravenberch.
Our Dutch worldwide boasts a better go completion price (83.5% to Wharton’s 77.7% per 90) for starters. He’s additional blown out of the water in terms of progressive carries (94th percentile), progressive passes (eightieth percentile) and profitable take-ons (94th percentile).
The previous Bayern Munich man is solely very dependable in possession. Although, reasonably intriguingly, the Crystal Palace star does presently boast a decrease common price of dispossession (0.95 per 90 in comparison with Gravenberch’s 1.17), which certainly suggests some degree of reliability in possession.
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