Newcastle United & Spurs transfer target set for Premier League medical after £22m deal agreed

Newcastle United's hopes of signing Blackburn Rovers midfielder Adam Wharton have been dashed.

The Magpies had been linked with a move for the 19-year-old this month with Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur also interested. And Palace are reportedly set to win the race for the youngster after a £22million club record deal was reportedly agreed with Blackburn Rovers.

According to Mail Sport, Wharton is set to travel to London on Tuesday, January 30 for his medical at Crystal Palace.

Palace had an £18.5million bid rejected last week but have since come back with an improved offer which has been accepted. Providing the transfer goes through, Blackburn will be without Wharton when they face Newcastle in the FA Cup fifth round next month.

Rovers secured their place in the last-16 of the competition with a 4-1 win over Wrexham in the fourth round on Monday evening.

Former Newcastle forward and current Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was questioned about Wharton's future following the match.

"We know what I think about Adam, he is a great player and I enjoy working with him daily," he said.

"We know there are a lot of rumours. Adam is a great player, and maybe, one day an England player in time. There's a chance he could go away, that's football, that is life.

"We know our Rovers family are proud of Adam if he plays here or another club. Will that be tomorrow, in the summer or the next year? Let's wait and see.

"Everyone is ambitious, Adam enjoys playing our kind of football. If a player gets the opportunity to play Premier League football, it's not a difficult choice.

"What I said before, there was a bid and the club said no. That was a good choice. There are a few days left and hopefully, we'll get some signings in those days."

He added: "When all of these things are happening around a young man, we have to protect him. He's played a lot of minutes and it was a chance to give other players a chance."

The former Denmark international will welcome his former side to Ewood Park next month. The last meeting between the sides saw The Magpies claim a 4-2 win in the FA Cup back in 2019.