Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined Bournemouth on loan for the rest of the season as he tries to revive his career by getting more playing time away from the Emirates Stadium.
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Even with the midfielder’s proposed departure, Arsenal are satisfied with their transfer business having on Tuesday finally confirmed the signings of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez.
Roma – who were knocked out in the Champions League play-off round last month – made a concerted effort to sign Wilshere while AC Milan and Juventus also registered an interest.
“The 24-year-old will bolster Eddie Howe’s options in midfield and bring global experience, having been capped 34 times for England at senior level”.
Former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa sealed a return to English football after he signed for Slaven Bilic’s West Ham on a free transfer after his release from Real Madrid, while David Moyes shelled out £13.6 million for Lorient midfielder Didier Ndong and also secured Belgium worldwide defender Jason Denayer on loan from Manchester City.
3 – Tottenham, Stoke and Hull were the busiest clubs in terms of arrivals on Wednesday, bringing in three players apiece. Arsenal undoubtedly have options in his position with Francis Coquelin, Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla, and now Granit Xhaka at the club.
After being omitted from Sam Allardyce’s first England squad, Wilshere sought talks with Arsène Wenger over his future.
Here, Jack Wilshere completes a move to Bournemouth…
Palace manager Alan Pardew thought he had secured a season-long loan for the player only to find out that he wouldn’t be heading to south London.
And, after his representatives held meetings with Palace and Bournemouth on Tuesday, Wilshere made a decision to head to the south coast in order to revive his career.
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If the Wilshere deal goes ahead he will become the second Arsenal player on loan at Roma.
