Liverpool are looking to add to their midfield this summer as Arne Slot wants more quality options in his squad next season. The Merseyside giants have their eyes on a top Premier League midfielder, but Chelsea are now set to beat them to his signature.
Slot wanted to sign a new number 6 last summer, but Liverpool failed to deliver, and the Dutchman turned Ryan Gravenberch into a top defensive midfielder this season.
However, the Liverpool manager still wants that elite midfielder and the Merseyside giants have been looking at several options ahead of the next transfer window.
Liverpool have their eyes on a top young midfielder in the Premier League, but Chelsea have now trained their guns on signing him in the coming weeks and months.
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Chelsea are keen to sign an England midfielder wanted at Anfield
Adam Wharton is likely the most wanted young midfielder in the Premier League, as all the top clubs are interested in snaring him away from Crystal Palace.
Liverpool have been keeping tabs on the midfielder for months, and even Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to sign the 21-year-old Englishman.
According to TEAMTalk, Chelsea have jumped into the race to sign Wharton in the upcoming transfer window.
Chelsea scouts have been monitoring him all season, and they have been left impressed with what they have seen of him.
The Blues want to sign another dynamic midfielder to their squad this summer, and Wharton has emerged as a top target for the club this summer.
Enzo Maresca sees Wharton as an ideal fit for his midfield as he wants his team to control more games.
Palace do not want to sell him, but an offer of around £60m or more could be too hard to turn down this summer.
