- The star of Crystal Palace, Adam Wharton, has not started a league game since October
- But he has made three appearances from surgery in a hip and groin injury
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The chief of Crystal Palace, Oliver Glasner, will not run any risk with Adam Wharton when the midfielder makes his way back to action.
Wharton, 21, was a revelation in Selhurst Park after joining last February, giving life to the Premier League without problems after its £ 22.5 million on the side of the Blackburn championship.
So impressive was the Wharton form that forced his name to the plans of former head of England Gareth Southgate before the euros, making his debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina last June before being named in his final team for the tournament last summer In Germany.
Wharton reported back to Three Lions Duty with injuries and could play through pain until October, when the hip pain and groin became unmanageable and required surgery.
After making another appearance from the bank in the impressive 2-0 victory of Palace over Fulham on Saturday, the expectation is that Wharton will soon be ready to appear from the off. However, Glasner urged caution.
He said: 'I think this is the first time he is now in the end of euros, since July (2024). Now it is important to manage the minutes in the best way.
Oliver Glasner in the photo (right) hugging Adam Wharton after Crystal Palace beat Fulham 2-0
England's international midfielder, Wharton, arrived as a substitute for 81 minutes on Saturday
'For a player, this frustrates you and frustrates it a lot. It was a case of hope that, (al) taking surgery, everything would be fine and it wasn't.
'He took almost four months after surgery and prognosis was three to five weeks and that is frustrating again. The way where it is now is a loan for him.
Glasner also handed the teammate of Wharton and England Eberrechi Eze a first start for almost a month in Craven Cottage.
Like Wharton, Eze has fought with discomfort this season, but its manager hopes that these physical conditioning struggles will soon be a thing of the past.
'It's good to have it back. I still think that it is not 100 percent, sometimes you can see it. In the part time he needs treatment, but he is increasingly improving and, of course, we know he can help us with his drip, “Glasner explained.
'I know him now for a year and I know he has a lot of potential. If you show this potential, the potential to be a headline for England.
“But also in recent weeks and months he has fought with some injuries, so now supports him to put it again in his best form.”