Ex-Man United star warns Red Devils against signing Eagles midfielder

Former Manchester United forward Luis Saha has warned against the Red Devils signing Crystal Palace's midfield sensation, Adam Wharton, as he believes that the English star will command a significant transfer fee. 

The Red Devils want a combative midfielder, and they made a move for Carlos Baleba in the summer but failed to land him. However, they have reportedly pivoted to a new focus on Crystal Palace’s emerging talent, Adam Wharton. 

Amorim is a huge fan of Wharton, and the Red Devils have made firm enquiries into Wharton and see him as a realistic fallback option for next summer’s window, as they do not expect Brighton to soften their stance on Baleba. 

The major reason the Baleba deal failed was that the Seagulls were demanding over £100 million. However, with Wharton's steady rise in the Premier League, Saha fears he could also command a similar price tag.

The former France international urged the Red Devils to apply caution, as Wharton was still a young player and might prove unworthy of the price tag. 

"I think Adam Wharton is a young lad. I do think that sometimes you have to be careful with those big signings,” he said, per OLG. I consider this new market to be extremely dangerous for clubs because you can see the hype that goes up and then you're left surprised. 

"It took a bit of time for Moises Caicedo to settle at Chelsea as well, so there are big signings and sometimes the expectations are too high. You have to really read under the lines and that's not easy. That's really not an easy market. 

"People can throw big numbers. The agents are very pleased with that. I am not a big fan of this."