- Wilshere rejects Under-21 role
- Eyes move into senior management
- Leaves the door open for future return
Getty Images SportJack Wilshere rejects Arsenal return as ex-midfielder focuses on launching managerial career
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Getty Images SportTHE BIGGER PICTURE
While a return to the Emirates dugout could have been a sentimental and strategic step for the 32-year-old, Wilshere is said to have informed Arsenal that his current focus lies on breaking into senior first-team management. The discussions were understood to be cordial, with no tension between either party. The decision was reportedly met with mutual respect and understanding, with Arsenal leaving the door open for a possible reunion in the future.
Getty Images SportWHAT NEXT FOR WILSHERE?
Wilshere’s coaching career took its latest turn last season when he left Arsenal’s U18s to join Norwich City as first-team coach under Johannes Thorup. When Thorup departed in April, Wilshere was promoted to interim head coach, giving him a taste of life in the senior dugout. Although he left Carrow Road in the summer following the arrival of new boss Liam Manning, that brief spell as a head coach seems to have intensified his appetite for full-time management at the senior level.
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