There has been many Arsenal transfer rumours relating to Jack Wilshere simply because he is entering the last year of his current contract, but as he is still recovering from the hairline fracture in his ankle sustained at the end of last season at Bournemouth, we were not expecting many suitors to come in to bid for the perennially injured midfielder.
But there have been rumours, including one from Sampdoria in Serie A and a request for a loan move to Crystal Palace if he signed an extension at Arsenal, and of course the usual links with West Ham.
Jack obviously has to be doing a lot of thinking right now about his next career move, with the Arsenal midfield getting rather crowded with talented players and he is unlikely to play very often even if he is fit. So it is no surprise that it is being reported that he is keen on moving to the Hammers.
There are three reason’s why I think this is the most likely move for the Englishman. The first is that he loves London, and has spent his whole life in the Smoke. And he was a West Ham fan in his childhood…
Secondly he is much more likely to be getting regular game time for the Hammers once he is fit enough to challenge for his place again…
Thirdly, his new wife, her family and his own family are not going to be happy to be torn apart by moving away from their childhood environment, and he wouldn’t even have to move house…
The only problem I can see is that the Hammers are likely to want to have him on loan for a year to see if he really can play a whole season without getting injured, but that would be impossible unless Arsenal and Jack agree a contract extension. With Wenger adding class players to the team he is more likely to want a straight sale so that the money could be reinvested. Would Wenger let Jack run his contract down and leave for free next summer? I doubt it…
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