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Wilson: Leaving Liverpool for Fulham best decision for career

Former Liverpool star Harry Wilson spoke about his reasons for leaving the club.

The youngster did come through the club's academy earlier in his career, but chose to move on for the sake of his career.

The Wales international moved to Fulham in 2021, having spent time on loan at Derby County, Hull City, Cardiff City and Bournemouth.

"I feel I have moved to the next level," Wilson told the BBC.

"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 [Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino].

"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 [Fulham manager] 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."

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