Danny Wilson Pens Three-Year Deal At Hearts

Danny Wilson sought assurances from Hearts’ hierarchy over the club’s financial future before penning a three-year deal.

The 21-year-old defender rejected overtures from the Championship to make his loan switch from Liverpool permanent.

While Wilson could have made more money elsewhere, he insists that was not his prime objective in deciding where he would go after leaving the Anfield giants.

Finances are in focus at Tynecastle given the threat of administration due to the risk of parent company UBIG being declared insolvent.

But Wilson insisted: “I said all along that if the opportunity came along to sign for Hearts I would take it. I did ask the question.

“The club has said all along there is nothing to concern ourselves with just now.

“I do read and hear things and it can be unnerving, but the club have given me the opportunity to play here and that was all the assurance I needed.

“I don’t think the club would offer me a contract if there was no future here.

“I was happy to sign the deal and I am just looking forward to next season now.

“The last four months here was something I enjoyed.

“Once you find happiness there is no point in seeking change.

“I am happy here and I get on well with the boys and the supporters.

“Hearts were good enough to offer me the opportunity to stay here for another three years and play my football. I was delighted to take it.

“There was interest from the Championship, but I have just moved back up here and I was settled and enjoying my football, so it was not something I wished to seek or pursue.

“I could have made more money elsewhere but I never really spoke to anybody because my mind was made up that I was happy enough to continue.

“I’m happy here, my girlfriend is happy, so I was happy to sign it.”

Wilson hopes he won’t be the only one to extend his stay with the Jambos and would love to see fellow defender Andy Webster do likewise.

Wilson said: “A lot of the talk recently has been about us getting players in, but more important than that would be to keep players like Andy Webster.

“I used to learn from him playing in the reserves when I was 16, and I’m still learning from him five years later. So if we can keep him it would be great.

“But I also know he’s got his own circumstances, so whatever he decides to do is fine. But I’d be delighted if it was at Hearts.”

Hearts could be hit with a 15-point penalty next season if UBIG are declared insolvent, but Wilson is confident the Jambos would be able to cope with that potential setback.

He added: “A 15-point deduction might make things a bit more difficult.

“You need to prepare for every eventuality and if that is the case it’s something we need to meet head-on.

“There is no guarantee of that happening next season so we will need to just wait and see.

“We’ll be well prepared because the young players who were in the team last season as well.

“We didn’t have a great season but the positive thing was that the young players performed well, so they’ll have benefited from that.”