Jack Wilshere injury - Arsenal to make statement
Thursday 6 August 2015 12:11, UK
Arsenal are set to make a statement later on Thursday following widespread newspaper reports claiming Jack Wilshere has suffered a suspected hairline fracture of his ankle.
Wilshere sustained an injury in training on Saturday and manager Arsene Wenger said the problem would only rule the England midfielder out for a matter of days.
But, according to newspaper reports, he is facing up to two months on the sidelines and will miss the beginning of the new Premier League season as well as England’s European Qualifiers with San Marino and Switzerland in September.
Wilshere, 23, has been plagued by a long line of injury problems during his early career and missed five months of last season after sustaining ankle ligament damage in a defeat to Manchester United in November.
If the injury is confirmed, it will be the fifth year running Wilshere’s campaign has been disrupted by a spell in the treatment room.
Wilshere spent 14 months on the sidelines in 2011 after sustaining a stress fracture of his right ankle in a pre-season friendly with New York Red Bulls.
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The severity of the injury also saw him miss the beginning of the 2012/13 season, while a hairline fracture of his left foot ruled him out for six weeks of the following campaign.
A challenge from United defender Paddy McNair led to another season interrupted by injury for Wilshere, who returned only for the remaining six matches of the 2014/15 campaign.
