Wilshere has finally found a new club
Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has signed for Danish Superliga side Aarhus Gymnastikforening.
On Sunday (February 20), local media reported that the ex-England man had signed for AGF, who currently sit seventh in the Danish top-flight.
The 30-year-old, who has recently been training with the Gunners to maintain his fitness, has been without a club since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season.
Danish outfit AGF teased his arrival on Sunday afternoon, posting a video of a home shirt with the number 10 on the back hanging from a cannon, featuring the caption: ‘In coming…’
In coming… ✍️💣 #ksdh pic.twitter.com/uOOyj0spds
— AGF (@AGFFodbold) February 20, 2022
It was confirmed shortly afterwards, with an announcement video typical of the social media age, showing a club chief watching his famous goal vs Norwich before Wilshere emerges and says: “Sign him”
Welcome 🇬🇧🤝✍️ #ksdh #sldk pic.twitter.com/YHYMMykfVx
— AGF (@AGFFodbold) February 20, 2022
Wilshere failed to find a club since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last campaign and recently came close to joining Serie B side Como, but the move failed to materialise as he is a non-EU player.
Despite training with Arsenal, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta confirmed last month there are no plans to offer the midfielder a short-term deal.
The Englishman – who spent two decades at Arsenal before leaving for West Ham in 2018 – has not played football competitively since making a substitute appearance in the first leg of the 2021 play-off semi-final between Bournemouth and Brentford.
He made 18 appearances in all competitions in the second half of last season for the Cherries.
Prior to joining the Danish Superliga side, Wilshere was working as a pundit for talkSPORT.
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