{"id":527650,"date":"2026-07-01T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527650\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:38:10","slug":"man-utd-eyeing-crystal-palaces-adam-wharton-amid-mateus-fernandes-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527650\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd Eyeing Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton Amid Mateus Fernandes Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> look set to miss out on West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, but they do have alternative options lined up.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils have been heavily focusing on bringing in new midfielders in the summer transfer window, but their pursuit of Fernandes appears to be coming to an end.<\/p>\n

According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Tottenham have now beaten Manchester United in the race for Fernandes<\/a>, paying a fee of around \u00a385m with no add-ons.<\/p>\n

It’s back to the drawing board for the Red Devils, who stood firm in the fact that they didn’t want to overpay for the Portuguese midfielder.<\/p>\n

It’s undoubtedly a smart signing for Spurs, and United now need to explore alternative targets.<\/p>\n


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Man Utd could save themselves a bit of money.<\/p>\n

Man Utd Exploring Fernandes Alternatives<\/p>\n

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With Manchester United set to miss out on Fernandes, they do have a list of alternatives to reinforce their midfield in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

According to a report from The Athletic, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton is another target for the Red Devils<\/a>, with signing a midfielder their clear focus.<\/p>\n

Reports have suggested that Wharton could cost in the region of \u00a3100m,<\/a> more than what Spurs are expected to pay for Fernandes.<\/p>\n

The English midfielder, described as a ‘superstar’<\/a>, has flourished since making the move to Crystal Palace from Blackburn Rovers, and it’s no surprise that Palace are looking to receive \u00a3100m for him.<\/p>\n

Missing out on Fernandes is a blow for United, but it is a positive that they already have a list of alternative targets.<\/p>\n

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Manuel Ugarte Injury: Man Utd’s Transfer Plans<\/p>\n

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Midfielder Manuel Ugarte recently suffered what appeared to be a serious injury while at the World Cup with his country.<\/p>\n

It was a crucial blow for the Red Devils, with United planning to offload him during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

The Athletic’s Ornstein has confirmed that their midfielder recruitment plans remain unaffected after the injury<\/a>. They will still be looking to sign at least two midfielders in the summer transfer window, and they have a list of targets they could aim for.<\/p>\n

Wharton is among those who United are looking at, but it remains to be seen who they pursue after missing out on Fernandes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United look set to miss out on West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, but they do have alternative…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527651,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-527650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}