Bournemouth players trying to persuade on loan Jack Wilshere told to ditch Arsenal and stay long term
Wilshere has been a success on loan Bournemouth and the club are hoping the England international can see his long term future on the south coast
JACK WILSHERE has Bournemouth team-mates trying to persuade him to make his move from Arsenal permanent.
Wilshere moved to the South Coast in the summer after struggling to get regular football under Arsene Wenger over the past few season due to issues with his form and fitness.
The 25-year-old has made 19 appearances for the Cherries so far this season, helping Eddie Howe’s men up to 12th in the Premier League table. But his future will be up for debate yet again at the end of the season.
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And team-mate Benik Afobe has revealed: "Everyone wants him to stay. Everyone knows how good Jack is. We want to attract good players so we have to keep good players.
“It's is just about him staying fit and showing everyone what he can do. Hopefully he can keep on doing what he can do.
"I think he would have liked a couple more goals, I think he has been unlucky in some situations. He is working hard every day, he is a top professional, and he has brought some life into the squad, not just on the pitch but on the training ground. He is quite loud and quite funny.
"It shows how far Bournemouth have come bringing these sort of player to the club and hopefully we can keep progressing and getting better."
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Afobe added:"To be honest I don’t think even he knows what he is going to be doing. We have conversations all the time and he just wants to play week in week out and take it month by month and see what happens at the end of the season.
The main thing for him is about getting his confidence back and staying injury free."
Chelsea recently welcomed Dutch defender Nathan Ake back to Stamford Bridge from Bournemouth following his impressive spell on the south coast, but Arsenal have no such call-back option with Wilshere who is yet to find the net for the Cherries.