The debate over Jack Wilshere’s future rumbled on throughout Arsene Wenger’s final season in charge of Arsenal, during which the midfielder did not do enough to force his way into England’s World Cup 2018 plans.
The playmaker has revealed that he will depart his boyhood club this summer, after a discussion with Unai Emery in which he did not receive the assurances he was seeking over his playing time.
It remains to be seen where Wilshere will end up after leaving the Emirates Stadium on a free transfer but he is unlikely to be short on suitors despite his poor injury record.
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Wilshere is a popular figure among the Arsenal fans, who love his passion and desire to succeed for the club, which stands out in a team that has had a soft centre for too long now, so we asked them what they thought of the decision to allow him to leave.
62 per cent of them do not agree with the decision to allow the playmaker as you can see from the results below…