THE FATHER of a young boy from Anglesey who recently met his footballing hero says his son was "thrilled" the star took the time to acknowledge him.

Tony Fitzmaurice from Amlwch says son Mylo was “chuffed to bits” by the gestures made by 22-year-old Wales international Harry Wilson.

Mylo, 11, first met Wilson when he went to watch Wales play Denmark in Cardiff last November.

They Ysgol Amlwch pupil then sent a letter to his idol, who in return sent him a thank you note back along with a picture of himself signing some boots for him - which they recently picked up at Wales' 1-0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago at Wrexham's Racecourse ground.

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Dad Tony said: "He was thrilled to have met Harry. We are both huge Liverpool fans and follow all aspects of the club so we’ve been watching him play for a few years now and he’s quickly become Mylo's favourite player - especially when he scored the goal to knock Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup!"

Tony says he got to know Harry Wilson's uncle, Ian Evans, who is head of youth development at Corwen Juniors FC when he took his Amwlch ladies side to face their ladies team and had mentioned Mylo to him.

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"He told us to write him a letter and after the fifth attempt Mylo was happy with it and gave it to his Uncle," Tony said.

"We were then sent photos of Harry Wilson signing a pair of his boots and a quick thank you note. We went to the Wales game in Wrexham last week and picked them up.

"Harry had said he was chuffed with his first ever fan mail and that his mum had got all emotional reading it.

"He’s told Mylo to keep working hard for Amlwch Juniors and that if he gets a chance to come down to Corwen over the summer break they might even have a small kick about together.

"Mylo just can’t believe a real footballer has taken time and done something so cool as a thank you to him. Harry's boots are now on his wall next to the thank you letter and a shirt signed by the Wales squad."

Wilson, currently playing on loan at Championship side Derby County from Liverpool, showed his generous nature last week too when he donated a shirt to hometown club Corwen FC's Junior sides to help them raise money after they suffered severe flood damage during recent storms.