{"id":54336,"date":"2025-04-27T08:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/54336\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:53:08","slug":"wayne-rooney-says-22m-midfielder-wanted-by-arsenal-and-manchester-united-is-outstanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/54336\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney says \u00a322m midfielder wanted by Arsenal and Manchester United is &#8216;outstanding&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Arsenal and Manchester United are likely to be busy in the transfer market this summer in hope of better campaigns next time out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> will be eager to challenge on multiple fronts and get their hands on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/english-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> title.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> have endured a difficult season domestically and will hope to do much better next year.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have been linked with a young midfielder who has been making waves in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Old Trafford legend <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/wayne-rooney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wayne Rooney<\/a> has now described the 21-year-old as \u201coutstanding\u201d and \u201cthe best player\u201d in his last game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2212119743-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images\" \/>Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/what-sources-are-saying-about-the-future-of-atalantas-ederson-amid-manchester-united-manchester-city-and-newcastle-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What sources are saying about the future of Atalanta\u2019s Ederson amid Manchester United interest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney says Arsenal and Manchester United target Adam Wharton is \u2018outstanding\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The player in question is <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/adam-wharton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Wharton<\/a>, who helped Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are admirers of Wharton, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/man-united-interested-in-signing-top-level-england-international-to-help-out-bruno-fernandes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man United are reportedly considering signing Wharton<\/a> to help push Bruno Fernandes further up the pitch. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/tottenham-have-held-internal-talks-about-signing-crystal-palace-star-who-eberechi-eze-called-incredible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur have also been linked with Wharton<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/pep-guardiola-sends-scouts-to-watch-really-exciting-crystal-palace-player-manchester-city-are-considering-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is said to be a fan of Wharton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The England international delivered another wonderful performance to help Oliver Glasner\u2019s side run out 3-0 winners over Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rooney couldn\u2019t sing Wharton\u2019s praises highly enough after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttacking players get a lot of the credit, but Adam Wharton was outstanding,\u201d Rooney told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/live\/cwyn1103qrxt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBC One<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis commitment and winning the ball back \u2013 I thought he was the best player on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/oliver-glasner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oliver Glasner<\/a> also spoke highly of Wharton after the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first goal was about winning the ball and second goal was unbelievable counter-press from Adam Wharton,\u201d said the Palace boss.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/arsenal-coach-hails-brilliant-talent-whos-come-in-at-the-club-11-days-in-a-row-without-a-day-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal coach hails \u2018brilliant\u2019 forward who\u2019s come in at the club 11 days in a row without a day off<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How much Adam Wharton could cost Arsenal or Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Palace struck gold when they signed Wharton from Blackburn Rovers for just \u00a322million in February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He has been earning plenty of plaudits \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/marc-guehi-shares-what-adam-wharton-is-like-behind-the-scenes-amid-arsenal-and-tottenham-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marc Guehi recently described Wharton as a \u2018really top player\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/rio-ferdinand-names-three-arsenal-summer-targets-he-wants-to-see-at-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio Ferdinand recently said he\u2019d like to see Wharton at Manchester United.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udfaf No midfielder has more progressive passes per 90 (9.9) in the Premier League than Adam Wharton <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca vs Top 7 League U21 Midfielders, per 90<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 Sliding tackles \u2014 1st<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 Through passes \u2014 1st<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 Progressive passes \u2014 1st<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 Progressive passes (PAdj) \u2014 1st<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 Progressive action\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rftGq7HOsK\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rftGq7HOsK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DataMB (@DataMB_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DataMB_\/status\/1915161572118348261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/alan-shearer-says-22m-midfielder-wanted-by-arsenal-is-really-exciting-and-makes-your-job-easier-as-a-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Shearer said Wharton is \u2018really exciting\u2019 and \u2018makes your job easier as a forward\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The question is \u2013 how much could Wharton cost Arsenal, Man United or any other suitors?<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>TBR Football<\/strong> chief correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/graeme-bailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graeme Bailey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/what-adam-wharton-now-wants-to-do-amid-transfer-interest-from-arsenal-and-other-premier-league-giants-as-price-tag-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palace have made it clear to Wharton\u2019s suitors that they see him as a \u00a3100million player<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The current British record is the \u00a3105million deal that Arsenal struck with West Ham for Declan Rice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football<\/strong> are told that Palace firmly see Wharton in that bracket and anyone wanting to sign him would need to be prepared to break the bank.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsenal and Manchester United are likely to be busy in the transfer market this summer in hope 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