Jack Wilshere might've just finished his most productive Arsenal season since 2013-14, but his career in North London is still over. BBC reports that Wilshere will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of June. Following a good comeback year, a host of suitors will lineup for Wilshere's services and being only 26, he could still end up having a good career. Here's a look at three best options for Wilshere.
1. Bournemouth
The Cherries are an obvious choice. Playing on loan, Wilshere had a good season for Bournemouth in 2016-17, playing 27 Premier League games - his most since 2010-11. Eddie Howe has built a solid mid-table club and with some very exciting talent in the squad like Lewis Cook, Jordon Ibe and Nathan Ake, they have every chance to improve further.
Wilshere was a first-team regular at Bournemouth before an injury ended his season early in April. By joining them, he'll be instantly the best central midfielder at the club and he'll pretty much get to play all the minutes he can handle. He'll bring quality and experience to the side, having appeared in nearly 250 Premier League games over his career.
2. Everton
Everton are another side that's looking to improve and they'll be confident of doing so after finally appointing Marco Silva as manager. Silva has already said that he'll be very active over the summer to reshape the squad and Wilshere would be an upgrade over a lot of current players. The Toffees really never replaced Ross Barkley after selling him to Chelsea and Wilshere looks like a perfect man to fill his shoes in midfield.
Wilshere could form a very hardworking and talented midfield duo with Idrissa Gueye, which as a result would allow Gylfi Sigurdsson to regularly play more further up the pitch where he's most effective. Everton tried to make Wayne Rooney a central midfielder last season, but it looked like he didn't really enjoy it much and that could eventually drive him out of town as DC United's interest in his services is still big.
3. AC Milan
Wilshere would be a good addition to any Premier League side, but he could also look for options abroad as the local press can be really toxic at times, especially to players who are on big wages but don't play enough games for one reason or another. It's really not Wilshere's fault that he's been injured so much. If Wilshere is looking to leave England, then AC Milan would be a great choice.
Milan ended up missing out on Champions League football again, but they had a decent season and improved greatly under Gennaro Gattuso. He could be the perfect manager to revitalize Wilshere's career as they are similar characters, very passionate and feisty. Gattuso actually praised Wilshere a lot when his side met Arsenal in the Europa League this spring, so there could be mutual interest between the two parties.
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