Frustration for Arsene Wenger as Jack Wilshere gets injured again
– Wenger confirms another injury setback to Jack Wilshere
– Wilshere has been absent from Arsenal’s pre-season games
– The midfielder has been struck by another knee injury
– The Arsenal star has suffered 11 major injuries since 2011
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been missing from the club’s pre-season preparations in recent days due to a knee injury which will keep him out for a week, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.
Wilshere has reached 30 league appearances in just one of his eight seasons at the club
The 24-year-old did not play in the friendly victory over Chivas on Sunday and the Arsenal boss has confirmed that the midfielder has a patella problem but that he should be back to fitness by next week.
“Jack has a slight problem with his knee,” Wenger said. “We think it should not be very long. He should come back quickly, maybe next week.”
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“It’s a slight patella problem but I think he should be with us on tour on Thursday.”
Arsene Wenger (left) confirmed the Englishman will be out for up to a week
The former wonderkid managed just 141 minutes of Premier League football last season and has managed 30 league appearances in just one of his eight seasons since breaking into the first team in 2008, per The Daily Mail UK.
The England international has suffered 11 major injuries since 2011, keeping him on the sidelines for a total of 890 days.
Arsenal face Manchester City in Gothenburg on Sunday in their final pre-season clash before beginning their Premier League challenge against Liverpool at the Emirates on August 14.
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