Liverpool have transfer meeting with Crystal Palace player and his agent – Eagles could be tempted to sell
Liverpool have Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta on their target list for this summer.
Darwin Núñez’s future at Anfield remains uncertain and the Reds have been searching the market for his possible replacement.
Foot Mercato now report Liverpool have added the Crystal Palace player’s name to their shortlist.
It’s claimed Reds officials made a trip to Paris to hold talks with both the 28-year-old and his agent.
The outlet doesn’t give an insight into the discussions between the parties or whether Liverpool plan to make further advances to try and sign him.
According to Foot Mercato, Liverpool’s interest in the frontman should please the Eagles, who ‘could be tempted to sell’ him this summer. The Frenchman has two years left on his contract.
Newcastle United star Alexander Isak, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike and Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman have all been linked to the Premier League winners.
Foot Mercato says Mateta would be cheaper for Arne Slot’s side and points out the English press have set a price between €50-60m.
If Liverpool are keen on signing the Eagles attacker, they’ll have to act quickly because Manchester United are also said to be interested.
Exclusive: Crystal Palace Want ‘Towards £100m’ for Star Amid PL Interest
Crystal Palace are desperate to keep Adam Wharton at Selhurst Park and are insistent that it could take a nine-figure sum to convince them to sanction a move after Tottenham Hotspur have been among the sides showing a desire to strike a deal ahead of the upcoming season, GIVEMESPORT sources have revealed.
Although the Eagles completed the £2million acquisition of Borna Sosa last week, with the left-back joining from Eredivisie heavyweights Ajax, head coach Oliver Glasner has remained determined to retain key members of his squad at the same time as securing summer reinforcements.
The 2025/26 campaign is on course to include UEFA Conference League action, having been demoted to Europe’s third-tier competition due to multi-club ownership rules, and Crystal Palace are adamant that they want to improve their options instead of leaving themselves open to big-name departures.
Eagles Will Not Sell Wharton for Cut-Price Fee
South Londoners consider midfielder to be in same bracket as Rice
Crystal Palace value Wharton towards the £100million mark after he has been attracting interest from Premier League rivals Tottenham, according to GMS sources, and they will do all they can to ensure he is still in his current surroundings by the time the summer transfer window slams shut on September 1.
The central midfielder has been described as ‘phenomenal’ and, having been among the first names on the team sheet when fully fit, Glasner and influential figures behind the scenes are seeking to keep him on board instead of showing a desire to do business with one of their domestic counterparts in the coming weeks.
GMS sources have been informed that Crystal Palace consider Wharton, who enjoyed FA Cup glory during a 2024/25 campaign impacted by injury, to be in the same bracket as Arsenal talisman Declan Rice in terms of his potential and that has resulted in them increasing their demands.
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