FULHAM SENT HARRY WILSON TRANSFER MESSAGE AMID EVERTON APPROACH - 'THAT’S NOT DIS­RESPECT­FUL'

Fulham have been told they need to do everything they can to keep Harry Wilson after Everton made an approach for the midfielder. The ECHO understands that the Blues enquired about the Wales international during the January transfer window.

Fulham turned that down but now have a fight on their hands as Wilson’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season. As well as Everton, a number of other clubs in the Premier League are believed to be monitoring the Welshman’s situation.

Wilson, who has made 173 appearances for Fulham, scoring 34 goals and registering 43 assists, is yet to make a decision on his future at Craven Cottage.

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But when asked if Marco Silva's side should try everything in their power to keep hold of Wilson, former Everton and Fulham forward Louis Saha, speaking to Gambling.com, replied: “They have to, he’s been a revelation and has done really well.

"He has moved around quite a lot in a few years, so I think it’s time for him to settle and show that he can, the same as Silva.

"I think he’s already scored maybe eight or nine goals this year, he can achieve more because he’s a very talented lad.

“He can play pretty much anywhere. It’s very unpredictable because he switches sides and the flow comes inside the pitch. It’s amazing, and he has great movement with the strikers.

“So I really like Fulham and what they offer him, and he scores screamers as well – so it’s unbelievable.”

Meanwhile, former Fulham captain Danny Murphy believes his old club can keep 'main man' Wilson – if they con­vince manager Silva to stay as well.

Silva's future at Craven Cottage remains uncertain, as his contract is set to expire at the end of this season. The Portuguese has yet to give his bosses any response to the offer of a three-and-a-half-year deal back in November.

It has not gone unnoticed that the ex-Everton boss has been slow to react to the prospect of signing a new contract and that has fuelled suggestions he will leave at the end of the campaign.

“The way he’s play­ing, he’s the main man,” Murphy said on Wilson. “He’s win­ning games for them time and time again. He’s a bril­liant finisher and he’s play­ing the best foot­ball of his career.

“He seems happy where he is. With any foot­baller, you never really know their fin­an­cial pos­i­tion or ambi­tions without know­ing them per­son­ally.

“Is Harry Wilson going to go to a big­ger club than Ful­ham and play every week? I don’t think so, and that’s not dis­respect­ful.

“He just doesn’t quite have the speed and ath­leti­cism to be a reg­u­lar starter at a top-six club now. There are big teams who would love him as a squad player and play him accord­ingly. But fam­ily mat­ters too.

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“Is his fam­ily happy? Are his kids settled at school? He’s the main man at Ful­ham, he’s enjoy­ing his foot­ball, and there’s a lot to be said for wak­ing up every morn­ing know­ing you’re going to play.

“I think Ful­ham will offer him something good enough for him to want to stay. No-one would blame him if a big­ger club came in and he backed him­self to give it a go, but my gut feel­ing is that Ful­ham will reward him.”

Before the Match of the Day pundit added: “There’s also an argu­ment that he’s thriv­ing under a man­ager he really believes in.

“If he thought the man­ager wasn’t stay­ing, why would he com­mit? But if Marco Silva signs, I think it massively increases the chances of Harry Wilson stay­ing too.”

2026-02-04T11:58:31Z