Wilson: I can push on after signing new deal

Harry Wilson says he can totally focus his attention on impressing Jurgen Klopp on the pitch after putting pen to paper on a new Liverpool contract.

The new deal involves improved terms for Wilson, who was hugely impressive in his loan spell at Hull City last season, and should keep him at the club until 2023.

A host of Championship clubs want to sign the winger on a temporary basis, but Wilson, who netted a double against Chester last weekend, intends to force his way into Klopp’s first-team plans.

“I’m delighted to sign the new deal,” he told the club’s official website. “When it got offered to me, I was desperate to get everything sorted so I could sign it fairly early on in pre-season because I want to focus on playing football.

“So, now this is sorted, I feel I can do that and push on and try and impress.”

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BIRKENHEAD, ENGLAND – Sunday, January 28, 2018: Liverpool’s captain Harry Wilson during the Under-23 FA Premier League 2 Division 1 match between Liverpool and Derby County at Prenton Park. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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Wilson’s immediate aim is to continue his strong pre-season form and catch the manager’s eye on the training ground.

“I think my short-term focus is to keep trying to impress the manager day in, day out in training and, the minutes I get in pre-season, try and impress,” he explained.

“[I’m going to] keep trying to score goals and get assists, help the team out and then I’m not looking too far beyond that.

“I feel if I do well enough here, everything else will take care of itself.”

Liverpool are keen to bolster their attacking depth this summer and have been strongly linked with a move for Stoke winger Xherdan Shaqiri.

A loan move for Wilson looks likely, but he too could end up serving as a deputy to Mohamed Salah or Sadio Mane if he can prove his worth in a congested pre-season schedule.

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