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Jack Wilshere has thanked Mikel Arteta and Edu for giving him the opportunity to train at Arsenal again, but played down speculation that he could be in line for a short-term pay-as-you-play contract with his boyhood club.
The 29-year-old, who rose through Arsenal’s academy to make 197 appearances and win two FA Cups, has been without a team since being released by Bournemouth at the end of last season.
Serie B side Como FC recently offered Wilshere the chance to work on his fitness with their first-team and the injury-prone midfielder has been pictured back at Arsenal’s London Colney training base for the first time in over three years this month.
Though determined to continue his playing career, Wilshere has been working on his coaching badges while he searches for his next move. And the ex-England international joined Arsenal academy boss Per Mertesacker in the stands at Rodney Parade as the Gunners beat Newport in the Papa John’s Trophy on Tuesday night.
‘It’s been nice to be back around the place,’ Wilshere told Goal .
‘Obviously, I’ve got a lot of friends that are still here, staff members, people who I haven’t seen since I left. So, it’s nice to be back and to see some familiar faces.
‘But it’s also good to be back training with a good group of quality players at a good intensity. It’s what I needed at this point and I’m thankful to Mikel and the whole of the club really for giving me this opportunity.
‘Sometimes, it can be difficult for an old player to come back and train with the team but they’ve all been great.’
Wilshere admits it’s been ‘tough’ being put through his paces in a group of ‘quality’ players after training for so long on his own.
‘It has been tough too. I was training on my own and you can train on your own…
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Source : metro
