Arsenal are said to have informed Jack Wilshere he can go out on loan.
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He has attracted intense interest since awareness of his availability has spread, but Press Association Sport understands he is travelling to Bournemouth to finalise his move after being persuaded he can revive his career there.
The 21-year-old winger has signed a five-year contract, until 2021, at White Hart Lane.
Wilshere has made 160 appearances for the North London side in his six years at the club so far, scoring 12 goals and assisting a further 24 strikes. Surgery to fix ankle ligaments limited him to 11 appearances for Arsenal in 2014-15, and a fractured fibula that occurred in preseason training kept him to just one appearance in 2015-16. It is game time for him and it has been few and far between because he has had too many injuries unfortunately.
The presence of Granit Xhaka, Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil at Arsenal means they are well-stocked in midfield, even without Wilshere.
Afobe and Wilshere are best friends and Afobe is also godfather to Wilshere’s child.
He has yet to make a Premier League start this season, playing just 37 minutes as a substitute after making just one start in the whole of the 2015-16 campaign prior to disappointing with England at Euro 2016. “The other leagues basically have decided there’s one price within their league and a completely different price if a Premier League club calls”.
Eddie Howe’s style of play is believed to have been a key factor in Wilshere’s decision and the England worldwide will be expected to establish himself as a key figure in the Cherries’ midfield.
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Reports suggest the former Bolton Wanderers loanee met with Cherries boss Eddie Howe and Palace coach Pardew on Tuesday [30 August] to discuss a move with a decision expected early on deadline day however. However, the reward is vast and in the hope of rejuvenating and restarting a faltering career, it ultimately becomes a no-brainer. But until then, Arsenal fans, remember him as he should be remembered: on top of a double-decker bus, pissed out of his fucking tree in a bucket hat, asking everyone what they think of Tottenham.
