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Two footballing figures have agreed that Liverpool should try to bring Harry Wilson back to Anfield. The Fulham ace, who rose through the ranks at Liverpool's academy and spent 17 years with the club, only made two appearances for the first team. After several successful loan spells in the Championship with Hull, Derby and Fulham, the Welsh international made a permanent switch to the Cottagers in 2021 for a fee of £12million.

Now in his fifth season at Craven Cottage, the 28-year-old is having the best season of his career, scoring seven goals and providing four assists. Fulham currently sit 10th in the Premier League table, just five points behind fourth-placed Liverpool. Given Wilson's impressive form and Liverpool's issues on the right wing, there has been speculation that the reigning champions might consider re-signing their former player, who will be out of contract at the end of the season.

Fulham boss Marco Silva confirmed that discussions are underway with Wilson's representatives regarding his contract situation, but a return to Anfield has been touted as a smart move by the Reds. This sentiment is shared by former Liverpool star Stephane Henchoz and Sam Allardyce.

In a conversation with Hajper, former Switzerland international stated: "Harry Wilson is an interesting one for Liverpool, when a player is available on a free transfer, it makes the decision very different. Wilson could also be an option, but it always depends on the club hierarchy, the directors, who they think is the best player or profile, and the strategy.

"Is it really only to take players and bring performance, or does the player have a resale value, which usually most clubs like to do? That's probably what Liverpool have done with Milos Kerkez, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong and even Alexander Isak, they all have a resale potential in 18 months or two years."

This viewpoint was mirrored by Sam Allardyce, who suggested that Wilson's game could reach new heights if he were to return to Liverpool, given the calibre of players he would be playing alongside.

Speaking on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, the former West Ham and Newcastle boss said: "I won't be surprised if he's already getting calls from other clubs already. No doubt about that. Especially when he's free.

"He's experienced Liverpool, and they ended up moving him on, so to go back to a bigger club than Fulham, returning to Liverpool for example, it'll be great to see if he can translate that high-quality of play into that team.

"With better players, he should get even more support and be even better. It's whether he can handle the pressure of the bigger club."

Wilson certainly demonstrated to Arne Slot his capabilities when he scored against his former club in the 2-2 draw in west London earlier this month.