Jack Wilshere has outlined a desire to finish his career with Arsenal and revealed that he hopes to return from his ankle injury by the end of the year.It was initially feared that Wilshere would not play again until February but, in what would be a major boost both for England and Arsenal, the 19-year-old has said that he expects to be training in five weeks following successful surgery on a stress fracture in his right ankle.
Wilshere sustained the initial injury in England’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland in June and suffered a setback during the Emirates Cup tournament at the end of July.
“It’s going really slow at the minute and obviously I’m really frustrated,” he said. “I should be back in training by mid-December, then I can crack on and it’s up to the boss when he picks me.” Wilshere had his six-week X-ray on Monday and was delighted to receive confirmation that the injury is healing well. “Good news with my X-ray,” he said.
The timing of Wilshere’s absence, however, could hardly have been much worse for Arsenal. It followed the August departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, as well as Abou Diaby’s own ankle injury and a three-match suspension for Alex Song. It left Arsenal desperately depleted in midfield as they made a stuttering start to the season.
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