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Crystal Palace complete £22.5m signing of Adam Wharton from Blackburn on deadline day... with the 19-year-old midfielder signing a five-and-a-half-year contract

Crystal Palace have completed the £22.5million signing of midfielder Adam Wharton from Blackburn Rovers.

The deal is worth £18.5m plus £4m in add-ons for the 19-year-old who is signing a five-and-a-half year contract at Selhurst Park in a significant move for the club.

Wharton told the club's official website: 'I've always wanted to play in the Premier League and to play for such a big club like Crystal Palace is a great honour.

'The way they've brought players from the Championship and developed them into world-class players in the Premier League is something that stood out to me, and it's a big reason why I wanted to come here.