That led Wilshere and Arsenal manager Wenger to hold a meeting at which it was decided the best thing for his immediate career development was a loan move, with south coast side Bournemouth the club to seal the deal. Intriguingly, Wenger admitted that he could not guarantee Wilshere playing time-presumably a starting role, as he had played 37 minutes for the club following a limited pre-season and injury-so they chose to loan him out.
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Nevertheless, the manager made a decision to let the 24-year-old midfielder leave for the season to gain as many minutes as possible on the pitch.
But Wenger believes it is a chance for Wilshere to rebuild his career and insists he wants him to finish his career at Arsenal. I want him to extend [his contract], yes.
“I couldn’t guarantee that, so that’s why [we took] the decision”.
“Let’s not forget that he missed past year; you can’t afford to be out two seasons without playing at the top level”.
“Wilshere is a world class player”, Wenger said in comments reported by the Daily Mail today.
‘He has a real football brain and understands football.
He was concerned he would not get enough competition early enough.
He said: “I’d rather (speculation about leaving) than people talking about the other alternative a manager has (the sack) but really this season is so new, we haven’t won a game yet, we are three games in”.
Wilshere is likely to make his first start for Bournemouth against West Bromwich Albion and Wenger is hoping that he can play 40 games there and come back next season and get himself back in contention for the Gunners. Jack is a world-class player. He is most risky when you give him the ball in the final third.
“He has an eye on everybody, it’s in him”. England wanted him to play deeper. “It’s in him. You either have that or you haven’t got it, but he’s a real football man”.
The England worldwide has joined Bournemouth for the season in hope of getting his career back on track, having suffered with a number of injury setbacks in previous years. In fact, the Frenchman said he hoped Wilshere would spend the whole of his career at the north London club.
Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn has warned Arsenal to look elsewhere amid claims they want Eddie Howe to replace Arsene Wenger. “At some stage you need competition and I couldn’t guarantee him that”. “I am convinced that played a part”.
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Wilshere has had to make do with being fitted into both the Arsenal and England teams when healthy and was a surprise inclusion in Roy Hodgson’s squad for Euro 2016 given his lack of playing time last season.
