Real Madrid is looking for a new recruit this summer, even if a sale should be necessary beforehand.
Rodrygo Goes and Dani Ceballos are the main candidates at the start, and a possible departure would open the way to the arrival of a midfielder in the workforce of Xabi Alonso.
Club leaders are open to the possibility of recruiting a replacement for Toni Kroos, a sector where Real Madrid experienced serious difficulties throughout last season. The superstar of Manchester City and Spain, Rodri Hernandez, is the ideal target, but in recent days, a new name has emerged: Adam Wharton.
Club leaders are open to the possibility of recruiting a replacement for Toni Kroos
Wharton, whose availability is estimated at 80 million euros, has been a leading player for Crystal Palace since his arrival in 2024, and a transfer to Real Madrid would be the next stage of his flourishing career. However, it is very unlikely to join the Santiago Bernabéu in the near future.
Sources believe that links with Wharton are dictated by agents.
According to Marca, Real Madrid does not intend to call on Wharton. The media also indicates that sources within the club believe that these links are fomented by its representatives in order to create competition for the signing of the 21 -year -old, who also aroused the interest of clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United.
The media reveals that Real Madrid is more likely to call on Kees Smit, club leaders believing that the young AZ Alkmaar star would be an excellent bet for the future. A transfer is unlikely before the end of the summer transfer window, but it is not excluded that the Merengues are trying to recruit it in 2026.
For the moment, the search for a midfielder by Real Madrid remains open, even if the door seems closed to Wharton.
