Arsenal will lose one of their most influential midfielders in
England international Jack Wilshere for at least another 6 weeks,
reports the Daily Star.
The 23-year old reportedly suffered a hairline fracture on his
left-foot after being on the receiving end of a tough challenge from
Liverpool and Denmark centre-back Daniel Agger in England’s friendly
against the Danes on Wednesday.
The news of the injury broke just a day after Wilshere reassured
England and Arsenal fans that his foot was okay and that scans revealed
no damage. Arsenal ran their own tests on Thursday morning though, only
to find that the midfielder had suffered a hairline fracture on his
foot.
A statement from the club then revealed that Wilshere would require
upto 6 weeks of rehab before coming back into the first team fold.
Arsenal will therefore miss him for their crucial league and FA Cup
run-in in March and the Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is likely to feel
aggrieved at the fact the England manager Roy Hodgson decided to play
Wilshere for an extra 45 minutes after suffering the blow to his foot.
Wilshere is now likely to miss the Gunners’ crucial games against
Tottenham, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Everton over the
next month but is expected to be fit in time before Roy Hodgson
announces the England squad on May 12th.
