"I'm not satisfied": Liverpool poised to secure record-breaking star | OneFootball

Liverpool's ambitions in the transfer market couldn't not be clearer moving forward.

Arne Slot won the Premier League in his first season at the club, after spending just £12.5m on recruitment, and then went out and spent £450m last summer. Even though the Reds have started this season off in mixed form, the quality in the squad means we can't be written off quite yet.

Liverpool are still on track to qualify for the knockout-stages of the Champions League, and the FA Cup remains a possible trophy win this season, alongside the underdog Premier League storyline.

Names like Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak might previously have been discarded by the fanbase because of their high valuations, but no one is out of reach if the club feels sufficiently convinced.

Wharton certainly isn't off the cards

Regardless of what the rumoured transfer fee is for Adam Wharton, you can feel rest assured that Liverpool will be considering him should he be put on the market by Crystal Palace in the future.

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It's expected that at least £100m would need to be put on the table for him, and rumours have claimed that a figure close to £150m may even be required - which would break Isak's record.

The 21-year-old is more than capable of holding his own in the Premier League, standing out above most of his contemporaries as a flexible holding midfielder. Oliver Glasner knows that he's a special talent and convincing the Eagles to sell him is going to be a significant ask.

Although, in a new interview, the Englishman confirmed that he's on the lookout for excellence.

Speaking to The Athletic, he said: "I'm not satisfied [with his season so far]. I'm never going to be happy, that's just how I look at my performances. If we've won trophy, I might be happy, but I'm just very critical of myself."

It's this constant struggle with perfectionism that makes Wharton destined for the very top. At no point will he be content, he's always looking to get better. Liverpool can foster that inner-belief.

While the Eagles are in their maiden European campaign this season, on the back of winning the FA Cup and subsequently the Community Shield, things are looking particularly bright in South London.

But there will come a point where finishing 12th in the Premier League simply isn't enough for him, and that's something the Reds can exploit. Since the 2017/18 season, Liverpool have won the title twice, come second on two occasions (each with record points totals) and got to three Champions League finals (winning one). The past was glistening and the future is looking incredibly promising.

Furthermore, the wages on offer will be substantially higher and FSG have proven that they're capable of putting up the kind of transfer fee that will be required to force Palace to let him go.

Wharton's mentality suggests that he will be on the move very soon. It's not like when Steven Gerrard was at Liverpool, playing for his boyhood club with the guarantee that we'd challenge regularly for trophies. Crystal Palace have no pedigree for him to rely on.

Plus, he'd make a massive difference in Slot's squad, partnering Ryan Gravenberch in a midfield double-pivot, working with players like Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Curtis Jones.

When he'll be on the move is uncertain, but everything about his perspective suggests it'll be soon.