Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish insisted on the signing of Danny Wilson from Rangers.
Reds ambassador Dalglish tracked the Rangers kid throughout last season and urged new boss Roy Hodgson to make Wilson the most expensive teenager in Scottish football history.
Wilson told the Scottish Sun: "Everybody's told me Kenny's been in my corner throughout the last few months, that he's wanted me to come to Liverpool.
"I can't begin to tell you what that means to me, that someone of the stature of Kenny Dalglish rates me.
"If indeed he has played a big part in this dream move then I have to thank him for everything he's done.
"For him to think I can play . . . well, that's just something else.
"Every player likes to be told that somebody believes you are good. If somebody like Kenny Dalglish thinks you are good that's incredible.
"I've not spoken to Kenny yet. I'm sure I will at some point and I can't wait to meet him. He's an absolute Scotland legend and it will be a thrill for me to hear what he's got to say. From what I believe he's still heavily involved at the club."
