Wharton still unable to train after surgery - Glasner

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has said midfielder Adam Wharton is still unable to train after having an operation on his groin in November.

It was hoped the surgery would solve the 20-year-old's issue but, on 24 December, Glasner revealed Wharton was expected to miss another month after a setback.

"He can't train at the moment," the Austrian said on Friday.

"We expected, after surgery, the pain and the problems would be gone. They were not.

"It's unsatisfying that it takes longer and longer and longer, and we are trying to find solutions.

"We didn't find the right ones and that's why it takes longer and longer.

"If you have problems in the hip area, it's a very complex area, you have many muscles, the groin, the pubis. It's not always just one part.

"Now we have to deal with these issues and, of course, we all hope and are doing our best to get him back."