Wilson

[SuperFreeman]

Everything is relative regarding money. If it takes that much to keep him, it's worth the investment.
Wilson has turned into a terrific asset for the club. What money was Mitro on? Maybe not as much. His salary should have been doubled if that was the deciding factor in whether he stayed or left. The life as a professional footballer is not that long. Money is important as a financial safeguard for the player's future. 
I don't smoke but how much is a pack of 20 cigarettes?? 15-18 pounds? Exorbitant yet smokers don't bat an eyelid. Like I say, everything is relative.

[SuperFreeman]

He's had a great season, I love him and what he does for the team but . . .
It's only relatively recently he has really hit the heights, can he repeat that for the next x years? All players have a simple graph of their careers; it goes up and up until they reach peak and then drops down. Big question is; where is he on that graph? Answers on a postcard . . . . .

The answer is, no one knows. A report by Taylor and Francis in their International Journal of Performance Analysis reveals that from a seasonal test/study/data from 637 professional players, modern day players peak at around 26. But that is not to say that they cease being good footballers. Look at Ronaldo, Dzeko, Modric or even Jimenez at Fulham who will be 35 in May. A club could buy Erling Haaland for 220 million Euros and the first match he plays in after signing, he breaks his leg and is never the same again. In football, anything is a gamble. Look at Mbappe. He has not been the same player since leaving PSG for Real Madrid and now he's hampered with injuries. But with today's laws and VAR, the hard tackling that ended players' careers back in the day are mainly over now. So, in summary, Harry Wilson is worth that investment as there is no reason why he cannot continue performing at the level he has now found at Fulham this season. However, I don't agree that there is a queue of other clubs waiting to sign Harry Wilson, as his age at 29 is a deterrent, and not, on paper, a sound investment.

[Jim©]

When Leno is on £130k a week and costing us points, wilson on £100k is a no brainier.

So when Wilson has a shot and misses, does that cost us points as well ?

I think you get the very basic comparison. This season wilson has overperformed his xg by a huge amount (and did last too). Leno for 2 seasons has let more goals in than the stats state that he should have. I know which one out of the two deserves the higher paypacket.

[KJS]

When Leno is on £130k a week and costing us points, wilson on £100k is a no brainier.

So when Wilson has a shot and misses, does that cost us points as well ?

I think you get the very basic comparison. This season wilson has overperformed his xg by a huge amount (and did last too). Leno for 2 seasons has let more goals in than the stats state that he should have. I know which one out of the two deserves the higher paypacket.

So what about Wilson for the previous 2 seasons when he was bang average and Leno was outstanding? You argument doesn't stand up

[Pavel Dempsey]

Absolutely. He became that x-factor player who can make something out of nothing we have been craving for previous seasons.

Kevin and Bobb could be that kind of players but obviously not there yet.

[Fulham 442]

I think he's going.  A signing on fee would be a massive plus for him and maybe he wants a new challenge?  Wished we'd renegotiated last season and extended his contract on improved terms but it is what it is...

[bobbo]

I so wish I was the one on here who could definitely see into the future but I'm no and I can't so I just didn't vote coz I don't know . I love having him at Fulham but it's happened god knows how many times since I've been going . What will be will be .
Bit of a waste of a post I guess

[Woolly Mammoth]

As we all know, if you wish to improve and build on what has been achieved so far. You must try and keep your key players, and Wilson currently is one of them.

[Stoneleigh Loyalist]

It is a long time since I have watched a match like last night where every time he touched the ball a Fulham player was being considered the possible saviour. That is how the Welsh press and sports commentators now think of Harry Wilson.

[bill taylors apprentice]

Considering the fact the law allows players to run their contract down and profit from a big signing on fee instead of clubs paying a transfer fee, he's worth £120,000 a week.

Anything close to that amount is crazy but it's how it is.

IMO I believe the club won't push too hard to re sign him as the policy seems to have moved towards younger players.
I also have a feeling he fancies a new challenge and is set to go if the right offer is there.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I so wish I was the one on here who could definitely see into the future but I'm no and I can't so I just didn't vote coz I don't know . I love having him at Fulham but it's happened god knows how many times since I've been going . What will be will be .
Bit of a waste of a post I guess

I wish I could see into the future Mr Bobbo.

I went to see a psychic the other day. I asked her if I was going to jail some time in the future. She said no, so I robbed her.

I'm also not having much luck with jobs lately.

I wasn't suited to be a tailor.

The muffler factory was just exhausting.

I couldn't cut it as a barber.

I didn't have the patience to be a doctor.

I wasn't a good fit in the shoe factory even though I put my soul into it.

The paper shop folded.

 Pool maintenance was too draining.

I got fired from the cannon factory.

And I just couldn't see any future as a Historian.

[fulhamfever]

Let him go and sign Chuck

[Bronaldinho]

180 Appearances (not starts) 81 G/A

Despite not being our main starter since the Champ days, he's probably been in the top 3 G/A contributors every season in the PL.

I think this is an outcome of poor planning, and something we see often - including with Silva.

We shouldn't be letting starters run their contract down.

Wilson should stay. He's dynamic and intricate in the final third, and probably covers the number 10 spot too as he ages.

But his next deal is probably his last 3-4 year deal, so I don't blame him for seeing the offers come his way now he's finally getting the praise he deserves.

[Twig]

When Leno is on £130k a week and costing us points, wilson on £100k is a no brainier.

So when Wilson has a shot and misses, does that cost us points as well ?

I think you get the very basic comparison. This season wilson has overperformed his xg by a huge amount (and did last too). Leno for 2 seasons has let more goals in than the stats state that he should have. I know which one out of the two deserves the higher paypacket.

So what about Wilson for the previous 2 seasons when he was bang average and Leno was outstanding? You argument doesn't stand up

Well what you've illustrated is the Leno is on the decline whilst Wilson is improving. Pretty obvious which trend I'd back.

[Colton F.C.]

Samuel Chukwueze £6,240,000
Raul Jimenez     £5,200,000
Alex Iwobi       £4,160,000
Rodrigo Muniz    £3,120,000
Harry Wilson     £2,860,000

Show him the money!

[Bassey the warrior]

If I remember correctly, new financial regs will limit our wage budget, so this should be factored into any discussions. We've previously signed older players on the cheap by giving them a hefty salary, but that's more of a risk now.

[btffc]

My answer to the poll is yes. I'd gladly keep him at £100k/week but I feel it's probably going to take £150k+/week to keep him and to that my answer is no.

[Hugh Janus]

He is 29 years old. £120k a week. He's having a laugh.

[cookieg]

180 Appearances (not starts) 81 G/A

Despite not being our main starter since the Champ days, he's probably been in the top 3 G/A contributors every season in the PL.

I think this is an outcome of poor planning, and something we see often - including with Silva.

We shouldn't be letting starters run their contract down.

Wilson should stay. He's dynamic and intricate in the final third, and probably covers the number 10 spot too as he ages.

But his next deal is probably his last 3-4 year deal, so I don't blame him for seeing the offers come his way now he's finally getting the praise he deserves.

It's all very well saying we shouldn't let starters run down their contracts but what if he's refused to sign? We can't make him sign.

[Deeping_white]

180 Appearances (not starts) 81 G/A

Despite not being our main starter since the Champ days, he's probably been in the top 3 G/A contributors every season in the PL.

I think this is an outcome of poor planning, and something we see often - including with Silva.

We shouldn't be letting starters run their contract down.

Wilson should stay. He's dynamic and intricate in the final third, and probably covers the number 10 spot too as he ages.

But his next deal is probably his last 3-4 year deal, so I don't blame him for seeing the offers come his way now he's finally getting the praise he deserves.

32 of those are from the championship season so I don't think that's necessarily a fair stat to use given he was part of the most prolific front 3 that league has ever seen. So that then makes 49 from 137, of which 18 of them are from this season which has very much been the outlier in his 4 PL seasons with us (18 G/A in 34) which means the past 3 years has been 31 in 103 and that paints a very different picture for someone asking for 6 figures weekly.

Sure he's had a great year and I won't deny that, and if he was able to perform like this for another 2 seasons then it probably softens the blow of overpaying him, however he's outperforming his scoring against pretty much every metric available which suggests there's a fair bit of good fortune in his G/A which if you look at most of his efforts being from range, there's a decent chance he doesn't keep that scoring form up long term. If next season he goes back to his baseline performance of the last 3 seasons (and we also have to factor in that he's a winger and so age will start to impact his output too), all of a sudden paying him £120k a week means we've got to factor in north of £6m a year for his salary.

I would also want to see him impacting play a lot more for 90 mins, some of his G/A have helped take the spotlight away from him having a quiet game up to that point, such as Brighton with the last min FK. Sure you could argue that he's getting paid the big bucks to be a matchwinner, but I don't think with the upcoming SCR rules that Fulham can afford to keep an ageing winger around on that kind of salary in the hopes he pops up with a bit of magic every other week.