Tottenham Hotspur are looking to bolster their midfield ahead of the new season and have one of the Premier League’s brightest talents on their radar with the summer transfer window firmly underway. It has been widely reported by several reliable sources that signing a deep-lying playmaker will be one of Tottenham’s priorities this summer.Spurs have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Johnny Cardoso after finding out that the Real Betis man prefers a move to Atletico Madrid.It has been widely reported over recent months that Tottenham are big admirers of Adam Wharton and will take a sizeable offer for Crystal Palace to even consider his exit.Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty ImagesTottenham will have to break the bank to sign Adam WhartonA new update from TEAMtalk has now also claimed that Spurs are prioritising reinforcements in midfield and the outlet says that Adam Wharton has been identified as a prime candidate.The England international is admired by the Spurs hierarchy for his composure, vision, and ability to dictate play from deep.Due to those qualities, he is seen as a much better fit for the number six role in Ange Postecoglou’s system than either Yves Bissouma or Pape Matar Sarr.However, prising Wharton away from Selhurst Park will be no easy task with Palace demanding upwards of £60m for the former Blackburn Rovers man.Tottenham’s desperation to resolve their issues in the middle of the park means that they could test the Eagles’ resolve with an offer or two, but any deal is not expected to happen early in the transfer window.Spurs’ move for Wharton could depend on key decisionTEAMtalk make it clear that Tottenham want to sign the Wharton for Postecoglou’s system, with the Australian said to be a big admirer of the English midfielder.The outlet suggests that a move for the 21-year-old from Spurs very much depends on whether the Australian remains in charge.A number of outlets over the last week have claimed that Postecoglou is overwhelmingly likely to be replaced by Tottenham over the coming days.READ MORE: Tottenham come up with new plan to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern MunichThe post Report: Tottenham have Crystal Palace player high on their transfer shortlist; would cost over £60m appeared first on Spurs Web.