Harry Wilson has credited his move to Fulham two years with inspiring his outstanding international form.
The Welsh winger produced another outstanding display as Rob Page’s side won their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final against Finland on Friday, setting up two goals as Wales won through to Tuesday night’s Cardiff showdown with Poland.
Wilson told the BBC yesterday:
“I feel I have moved to the next level. The move to Fulham two and a half years ago now was a big one for me. I’d been on a lot of loans from Liverpool. Although my dream as a young lad was to make it into Liverpool’s first team and play regularly, I knew that wasn’t going to be the case. When I was 18, 19 and 20, I was trying to get into the team, but they had arguably the best front three in the world.
So all the loans I went on really helped me to grow as a player and learn the game. It got to a stage in my life where I wanted to get settled from a personal side of things as well. So when the Fulham move came up, I spoke to Marco Silva on the phone and I just felt it was the right move.
I feel it’s been the perfect move for me and my game has gone to a new level. The Premier League is the best league in the world so to be playing regular football in a good team in that league means I can only get better.”
He insisted it was a team effort to replace the retired Gareth Bale, despite Page’s recognition of Wilson’s own individual efforts.
I don’t think anyone was going to replace Gaz. We knew when he left as a team we had to step up because he was leaving such a hole in that team. He was our captain, our leader, our best player. To lose his goals and his influence on the team, there was going to be a big gap there. It’s not just me, a lot of players are playing really well at the moment. We’re all coming together.”
