Adam Wharton has been outstanding for Crystal Palace for a long time now, running games against elite opponents, especially Manchester City when the Eagles won the FA Cup at Wembley last season, and in the win against Premier League champions Liverpool recently. Wharton's only England cap came under Southgate against Bosnia & Herzegovina in June 2024, when he made a 28-minute appearance as a substitute. Like others, he is still waiting for his chance to make his mark, with Nottingham Forest's Elliott Anderson taking the opportunity handed to him by Tuchel to look right at home on the international stage.
Adam Wharton has been outstanding for Crystal Palace for a long time now, running games against elite opponents, especially Manchester City when the Eagles won the FA Cup at Wembley last season, and in the win against Premier League champions Liverpool recently.
His loping, languid style may sometimes disguise a classy, fiercely competitive midfielder, but his England breakthrough has not arrived, despite going to Germany as part of Southgate's Euro 2024 squad.
He is yet to get his first minutes under Thomas Tuchel and was another surprise omission from the most recent squad.
Wharton's only England cap came under Southgate against Bosnia & Herzegovina in June 2024, when he made a 28-minute appearance as a substitute.
Like others, he is still waiting for his chance to make his mark, with Nottingham Forest's Elliott Anderson taking the opportunity handed to him by Tuchel to look right at home on the international stage.
Tuchel has made all the right noises, even down to contacting Wharton to reassure him he is in his thoughts.
However, with the Palace midfielder yet to make one of Tuchel's squads he must continue to press his case to finally get some action under England's head coach.
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