Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson hopes new signing Danny Wilson will be the start of many new talented youngsters brought to Anfield. While the focus, naturally, has been on assessing the strengths of the first team, bringing in players of the quality of Joe Cole and working to secure the commitment of senior players, Hodgson is well aware he has to have one eye on the future.
Hodgson has been working with a mainly reserve side at the club's Switzerland training camp because of delayed holidays for those players involved at the World Cup and so has seen firsthand Liverpool's potential up-and-coming stars.
"In tandem with what we're doing with the first team, we've got to have our eyes and ears alert to any young talent that could be future stars," said the Reds boss.
"The earlier we get them into the club the better. Against Grasshoppers we saw young players like Nathan Eccleston and David Amoo, young players who showed they've got exceptional talent.
"We need more players of that type of quality. Danny Wilson is certainly one and I'm very pleased we've brought him into the club."
