Real Madrid has invested heavily in strengthening Xabi Alonso’s team this summer, giving the new manager a strong platform on which to build his project.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Franco Mastantuono, Alvaro Carreras, and Dean Huijsen are four long-term additions, and they didn’t think twice about going over budget for them.
Los Blancos have a fresh target in mind, which is not surprising given that the manager still views the defensive midfield position as the team’s weakest link, according to Fichajes.
Los Blancos are reportedly mulling a deal for Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton and even have him as their next top target, according to the new report. According to reports, they are actually getting ready to make a bid of €115 million to acquire him in the summer of 2026.
Alonso views the young English midfielder as the ideal tempo-controlling player who can play in a deep position, and the manager views him as the final component lacking from his concept.
Real Madrid are ready to pay €115 million to sign Adam Wharton
They have already spent more than €170 million this summer on players like Franco Mastantuono, Álvaro Carreras, Dean Huijsen, and Alexander-Arnold. The board is aware that hiring Wharton would be a long-term investment in addition to an urgent fix, though.
As one AS observer put it, “Wharton has the personality and quality to lead the midfield for the next ten years.” As the logical successor to Kroos and Modric, he is expected to carry on the possession-based and tactically astute style of play at the Bernabéu.
At the young age of 21, Adam Wharton embodies the qualities, youth, and promise that Real Madrid seeks. There is unanimous support on the club’s board for the midfielder, who is already being likened to Andrea Pirlo in England.
Real Madrid wants Wharton to be the mainstay of their upcoming initiative, and that is the clear message. In the event that he does not arrive within this transfer window, the offensive will reopen in 2026. The Madrid team actually has no plans to let one of the most talented players in European football go.
