90 million euros. Here is the total amount paid, so far, by the Premier League in this winter transfer window. A sum far removed from the 815 million pounds sterling, or more than 950 million euros, sent last winter. A strange passivity explained in particular by the rules of financial fair play in England. However, a few hours before the closing of this winter window, the English championship has finally decided to return to its good old habits.
If Radu Drăgușin had already signed for Tottenham for 25 million euros and the young Argentine prodigy, Claudio Echeverri, would join Manchester City at the end of the season (the Skyblues paid €14.5 million to snatch the native of Resistencia from River Plate), a new operation has just been made official to everyone’s surprise. Arriving at Blackburn in July 2022 and trained at Rovers, Adam Wharton signed with Crystal Palace.
The biggest transfer in the Premier League this winter!
Amount of the operation? 22 million pounds sterling, or more than 25 million euros! A colossal amount for a player previously playing in the English second division. Author of 2 goals and 3 assists in 29 matches in all competitions, the 1m82 left-hander, aged 19, signed a five and a half year contract with the Eagles. Now linked until June 2028 with the club coached by Roy Hodgson, Wharton therefore offers itself a new challenge in the elite of English football.
“I’m going to go back to being a fan like I was, so I’ll keep watching and cheering for the guys.”, for his part declared the person concerned in a video published by Blackburn on his social networks. Currently 14th in the Premier League, Crystal Palace is strengthening its midfield with a young English promise. It now remains to be seen how Adam Wharton will manage to adapt in this new, more than competitive environment.
