The Wales playmaker has shone for Fulham this season but his contract at Craven Cottage is running down and Wilson is ready to move to a bigger club to further his ambitions
10:35, 21 Apr 2026Updated 10:35, 21 Apr 2026
Wales star Harry Wilson is ready to leave Fulham this summer(Image: 2026 Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA)
Wales star Harry Wilson is ready to join Aston Villa on a free transfer this summer.
The attacking midfielder has been a long-term target for the Villans and they believe they are set to win the race to take the 69-cap Welsh star. Villa boss Unai Emery wants to add to his attack ahead of next season and believes Wilson would suit his team’s style of play.
And it will give the 29-year-old the European football he is desperate for, with Villa on course for a Champions League place.
Wilson has not signed a new deal with Fulham and becomes a free agent in June. He has been considering his options due to his desire to test himself regularly in Europe, something Marco Silva’s men have been unable to offer.
Now, while it’s understood Wilson will wait until the end of the season before announcing any decision, he is expected to move to Villa Park, especially if Villa secure a place at European football’s top table. Villa are willing to double the 29-year-old’s wages, with a deal worth £100,000-a-week.
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It comes after Wilson has enjoyed his best season in the top flight, scoring 13 times in 36 appearances – all competitions – for Marco Silva’s side.
Wilson is keen on a new challenge despite his relationship with Silva.
“He was the one that brought me to this club,” Wilson told Football Focus recently. “I was his first signing so we have been together for four and a half years now.
“It has been really good [working with him], even from the first chat I had on the phone with him before I signed. We talked about the way he wants his teams to play and the way he sees me playing in the team. When I look back on that conversation, everything he said in that phone call was true.
“Looking back, it is amazing to see everything that’s come true for me. I don’t think either of us knew where we were going to be in four and a half years. So to have won the Championship and then had three solid seasons in the Premier League, that is great.”
Wilson came through the ranks at Liverpool, but failed to make a single league appearance. He went out on loan to six different clubs, before joining Fulham in 2021 in a £12m deal.
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