Shrewsbury targeting Premier League ace

He followed that up by starting against Arsenal at the Emirates just a few days later as Palace lost 4-1 to the Gunners.

Whitworth played for the Eagles’ under-21s last week as they beat PSV in the Premier League International Cup – they won 1-0 with the shot-stopper getting a full 90 minutes under his belt as well as his clean sheet. Town will be on the lookout for keepers this summer after Harry Burgoyne was released a few weeks back, while last season’s number one Marko Marosi is expected to leave the Croud Meadow.

Whitworth will be one of a number of goalkeepers the club will be looking at to replace the experienced Marosi, who has been offered new terms to stay in Shropshire but is expected to find a club elsewhere.

With Shrewsbury looking to make smart financial decisions after announcing £3 million losses in April, bringing in a goalkeeper on loan from a Premier League or Championship club could be a smart way of lowering the wage bill.

The keeper will benefit from playing in Shrewsbury’s first team, while the burden of the wages would be shared by the player’s parent club as well as Town.

The club have a huge summer rebuild ahead of them with currently just nine first-team players registered to the club – but Mal Benning did sign a new two-year deal recently to get Paul Hurst’s recruitment off to a positive start.

Marosi was a fan favourite at Shrewsbury during his three-year spell in Shropshire, making close to 150 appearances for the club.

He made his debut in 2021 in Salop’s 1-0 home defeat against Burton, with his last appearance coming in the defeat against Leyton Orient on the final day of last season.

Town will also need to find a back-up goalkeeper too after Burgoyne’s departure.