Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:16 am
Harry Wilson speaks out on £10mill Fulham move and Liverpool regret
Tuesday 10th August 2021
Former Cardiff City star Harry Wilson says he's made the right decision in finally calling time on his Liverpool career, but admits he's disappointed with how it panned out.
The Wales international recently completed a move to Fulham in a deal which could be worth around £10m after another summer of speculation, with Cardiff among those believed to have been keen on taking him on.
Wilson marked his move to west London with a debut goal on the opening day of the new season, and believes the time was right for him to end his 16-year stint on Merseyside.
HARRY WILSON:
“I wouldn’t say it was an easy thing to do, but it is definitely the right thing for me," he told Goal. "I know I’ve made the right decision.
"Obviously from my point of view I feel a little disappointed I didn’t get more opportunities. And yeah, there were players around who maybe got a few more than I did.
“I am a bit gutted that I wasn’t given maybe half a season at least to prove I deserved to be part of that group.
"I’m sad to leave Liverpool, yes, but there’s so much to look forward to with Fulham. I can’t wait."
Wilson says Marco Silva was a huge part of convincing him to make the move to the English capital, and reveals he spoke with the manager earlier in the summer following his time with Wales at Euro 2020.
“When you move clubs, it has to be the manager who wants you. The owners and the chief executive, whoever, might like you, but the manager is the one picking the team every weekend. He’s the one that matters.
“In this deal, I feel like it was the manager who drove it forward. When I was on my holidays after the Euros, he was ringing me up. I felt like he’d watched me, that he understood my game. He told me the positions I’d play in his team, how he’d want me to play, and I felt like it’d be a great fit.”