Oliver Glasner Shares Adam Wharton Injury Update Ahead of Liverpool Clash
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner revealed that Adam Wharton is still struggling for fitness ahead of the Eagles’ weekend clash against Liverpool in the Premier League.
The Austrian tactician provided the latest update on the holding midfielder’s injury status, but had little positive news to share, as Wharton is now expected to undergo medical assessments with the England under-21s.
Last week, MailOnline journalist Sami Mokbel revealed that the 20-year-old has carried a groin problem into the new campaign and was playing through the ‘pain barrier’ at the start of the Premier League season.
The England international has been hampered by the setback since Euro 2024 but has started all six of Crystal Palace’s Premier League matches, playing a total of 478 minutes.
Glasner revealed that Palace are now aiming to manage Wharton “as good as possible” after his difficult start to the campaign, and it remains unclear whether the 20-year-old will feature against Liverpool on Saturday.
Still searching for their first win of the season, Palace sit 18th in the table after six rounds of games, having collected just three points from a possible 18.
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Glasner shares an update on the 20-year-old
Speaking in the press conference on Friday, Glasner revealed that Wharton’s situation has seen little improvement over the past few days, and he will now be assessed by the England under-21s:
“We’re in talks with the U21s. He will go there to have a medical assessment.
“We expect that he comes back again because he struggles and he is still struggling.
“It’s about managing him as good as possible. We know it’s not a good situation. It could help if the England U21s support Adam as well.”
The 20-year-old, who joined the Eagles from Blackburn Rovers in January, had a breakthrough six months at Selhurst Park, making 16 top-flight appearances and assisting three goals in the 2023/24 campaign.
Wharton’s promising performances under Glasner saw the holding midfielder handed his England debut in June, as well as a call-up for Euro 2024 and have seen him described as “truly special”.
The former Blackburn ace is sixth among all Palace players in top-flight minutes played this season, behind Dean Henderson, Marc Guehi, Eberechi Eze, Tyrick Mitchell, and Daniel Munoz.
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