Arsenal supporters can’t get over club’s unusual contract offer to Jack Wilshere

Jack Wilshere has reportedly been offered the chance to extend his stay at Arsenal.

Having returned to the starting XI in recent months, Wilshere has shown glimpses of his former potential and would have expected a contract offer, with his current deal at the Emirates set to expire in the summer. Negotiations had been taking place over Christmas and a formal offer arrived on Tuesday, according to respected BBC reporter Ian Dennis. https://twitter.com/Iandennisbbc/status/953213659974651905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Ffootball%2Fnews-reactions-take-a-bow-arsenal-offer-jack-wilshere-a-bizarre-new-contract-20180116 In unexpected fashion, the Gunners actually offered Wilshere less money than he's currently on. The 26-year-old is said to be on a basic weekly wage of £110,000 now, with the new deal expected to see Wilshere take home a guaranteed £90,000-a-week, with add-ons based on appearances and consistency. While it makes sense for the club to make Wilshere's earnings more dependent on his success, given his fitness issues over the years, supporters simply couldn't believe that they'd have the nerve to look for a player whose dedication to the cause has never been in question to accept a pay cut. https://twitter.com/SimonPFrankland/status/953354620776206336 https://twitter.com/MartinBritnell/status/953320218868178944 https://twitter.com/braderzzzz95/status/953252029748703232 https://twitter.com/mjquinlan1986/status/953245109549719552 https://twitter.com/Mr_Abdulai/status/953264382645071872

They’ve offered less cause they know he’ll take it because he loves the club so much. Such a joke. Club is a shambles

— Mitch Franco (@AFCFranco86) January 16, 2018

Thats a disgrace!!He's been the best midfielder at the club this season and he's only played about 5 games!What is going on at Arsenal?

— Stephen Jones (@SnowySteve5) January 16, 2018

@Arsenal should stop this joke

Pay @JackWilshere our next captain, he love arsenal deep than this !! Camon pay him well — Jean Didier Kwadjo Nartey (@jeannartey) January 16, 2018

Only a day earlier, Gary Neville showered Wilshere with praise, claiming that England manager Gareth Southgate simply doesn't have a better midfielder at his disposal. "He's the best English midfield player by a street," Neville told Monday Night Football. "I worked with all of the English midfield players for four years and he could play in any single team in this country and live in that team or any single team in Europe, he is that good. "The problem with Jack Wilshere is his fitness and his injuries and his reliability. If you had him playing every week he is a wonderful, wonderful player. He has a great attitude, he trains well and he has got fantastic ability. "He takes the ball on the half-turn and he's the only English central midfield player [like that]. Dele Alli yes and Ross Barkley yes, but I class them as being more forwards. "I've worked with him and I've got no allegiance to Jack Wilshere or Arsenal Football Club and this is a fantastic player and talent, who is a must for England if he is fit and playing well."