Arsenal transfer news: Jack Wilshere sees Bournemouth as his ‘home’ and Eddie Howe would love him to stay
On-loan Gunners midfielder's future is up in the air but Cherries boss admits he would always welcome him at Vitality Stadium
EDDIE HOWE says Jack Wilshere sees Bournemouth as his "home" and would love him to stay.
Wilshere's future is up in the air with Arsenal unable to guarantee him first-team football and the Cherries unlikely to be able to buy him outright.
When asked whether the 25-year-old Gunners midfielder could make his Bournemouth loan move permanent, Howe said: "We would love that to happen.
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"I can't rate Jack enough as a footballer, as a person, how he has come into the team and what he has delivered for us, but there has been no discussion with Arsenal.
"As I see it, Jack is on loan for the season and then we will look at it and Jack will look at it."
Wilshere's Arsenal career has been plagued by injuries.
The England international agreed to leave the Emirates on a season-long loan in the summer in pursuit of first-team football.
He has been a regular under Howe and made 21 Premier League appearances, though is yet to score.
Howe, who has been handed a vote of confidence after a run of poor results, believes goalless Wilshere will start to deliver more.
He added: "Jack views this as his home at the moment and until the end of the season.
"His heart has been here and from the day he walked in the door there has been no problems there. But it is his right to review his options at the end of the season and see where his career goes next.
'This season we have improved a lot of the aspects of our play because of him - it is always down to the team - but he has fitted into that team very well.
"He is producing more match-defining moments, like the one against Everton, and I think there are more moments like that to come."