Hodgson adds Scottish star to summer spending

Roy Hodgson has backed up the signing of England international Joe Cole by bringing in 18-year old Rangers centre-half Danny Wilson. The deal to sign the Scottish starlet is reported to be an initial £2mill with future incentives taking the total sum up to £5mill.

It has been a fantastic 10 months for Wilson, who made his debut for Rangers in the League Cup against Dundee United in October 2009. He also became Rangers’ youngest ever European representative when he started a game against Unirea Urziceni in the Champions League at the age of 17 years and 312 days.

That was just the start of things for Wilson, who in a superb debut season went on to win the Scottish Football Writer’s Young Player of the Year, Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year and Rangers’ Supporters Young Player of the Year awards. Such accolades clearly alerted the attentions of the big guns such as Liverpool, who showed interest in the versatile defender when Rafael Benitez was still in charge. Despite Benitez’s departure, the Reds continued their interest in Wilson and will now make him their 2nd British signing of the summer subject to a medical.