“How will I tell my kids that no one wants me?”-Wilshere opens up about his struggles

The former Arsenal star, who his a free agent, opens up on his struggles to find a new club.

Arsenal academy graduate, Jack Wilshere can’t believe why he has no offer on the table to sign him despite being a free agent and only 29 years old.

Wilshere, who was once tipped to be a world-class midfielder admits that he his at a loss as to why no team has offered to sign him.

The 29-year old has had his career overshadowed with injuries, with what could have been a different story. He has struggled to be fit throughout his career, with various occurrences of lengthy injury.

After leaving the Gunners in 2018, the midfielder spent time with West Ham and Bournemouth but failed to secure a place in their respective plans.

At just 29, Wilshere can’t understand why he isn’t attracting any interest despite being a free agent.

“Today I was running around an athletics track and struggling to imagine I would be here at this point in my career,” Wilshere told the Athletic of his current situation.

“My kids are at an age where they understand. Especially Archie, who’s nine. He’s actually having conversations with me, saying, ‘What about the MLS?’ or ‘Why aren’t you playing in La Liga?’
“And it is difficult to explain to him. He’ll say to me, ‘How come no club wants you?’ I don’t know. But how do I explain that to him?

“When I go out, people recognise me. The most difficult part is trying to explain when they ask, ‘Well, why don’t you just sign for a club in England?’ I’m like, ‘Well, no one wants me’, and they can’t really get their head around it.”

Wilshere also admits that he his open to a move away from England if an offer arrives, having spent his entire career in England. Hopefully, moving away would help him erase a reputation of having injuries which he insists are now behind him.

“I’ve said before that I’m open to going abroad. In fact, I probably want to go abroad. I want to try something different,” he said.

“Have a fresh start somewhere where people, clubs, fans don’t think, ‘Oh, that’s Jack Wilshere. He’s going to get injured today’, or, ‘He’ll play five games and that’s it… waste of an investment’.

“I feel a little bit like the door in this country has been shut on me. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because of the injury history and people getting references from places. I feel like that’s unfair.

“The last time I had an injury was in January 2020. Everyone thinks, ‘Oh, his ankle, his ankle’. It wasn’t my ankle. I had a hernia, which is a standard injury. It was a 10-day turnaround and then unfortunately lockdown came. But I built myself up and had a really good base of fitness.