Fabrizio Romano refute rumours claiming that Cole Palmer and Adam Wharton would be transferring to Manchester United and Liverpool respectively..
2026-01-28 06:32
Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, have refuted rumours claiming that Chelsea attacking midfielder Cole Palmer and Crystal Palace prodigy Adam Wharton would be transferring to Manchester United and Liverpool respectively on Tuesday in his paid column.
In his column, Romano said that he had seen these rumours on various social media platforms in recent days, but due to the lack of a source, he was completely baffled as to who fabricated them and when they first appeared.
He indicated that, based on his current understanding, while Liverpool certainly admires Wharton's talent, defensive midfield is not a position the Reds are currently eager to strengthen.
The reigning Premier League champions still prioritize addressing their center back positions, but recruitment will take place during the summer transfer window next season.
The claim that he is Xabi Alonso's top transfer target after taking over as Liverpool's new manager is utterly absurd.
Liverpool currently has no plans to part ways with head coach Arne Slot, a fact that have already confirmed by numerous Liverpool team correspondents multiple times.
Chelsea has never planned to sell Palmer, and even considers the England international "not for sale."
All claims that the Manchester City academy product is "homesick" or "falling out with the team due to the rise of Brazilian wonderkid Estêvão are merely the product of some rumour-mongers having too much "excessive imagination" and "have nothing better to do."
Recently, numerous rumors have indeed surfaced online claiming Cole Palmer wants to leave Chelsea due to "homesickness."
These rumours consistently claim that Palmer has "decided to join Manchester United, the club that he loved and supported since his childhood, as soon as possible."
Meanwhile, Adam Wharton has been consistently cited as one of the conditions Alonso must meet before succeeding Slot as Liverpool's new manager.
The article also contains numerous fabricators who use exaggerated and sensationalist methods to explain Wharton's "certain move to Liverpool" as being due to "the current chaotic situation at Crystal Palace."
Even more outrageous, to date, at least a hundred low-quality content creators on YouTube have deliberately produced videos to hype up these two pieces of fake news.
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