Former Arsenal and West Ham United midfielder Jack Wilshere has finally found a new club, penning a short-term deal with Danish top-flight club Aarhus.
The 30-year-old had been without a club since being released by Bournemouth in the summer of 2021 and rejoined Arsenal for training and coaching purposes earlier this season.
Arsenal's lack of midfield options led to calls for the Gunners to re-sign Wilshere, but Mikel Arteta repeatedly insisted that the midfielder would not play for the club again.
Wilshere had also trained with Serie B side Como and was tipped to head to Italy, but the ex-England international will ply his trade in Denmark for at least the next few months, with the option of an extension until 2023.
Vi er glade for at kunne byde @JackWilshere velkommen til AGF og til #aarhus 🤝⚽⬇ #ksdh #sldk
— AGF (@AGFFodbold) February 20, 2022
"Since I started training with Arsenal, I have never hidden the fact that it was to be ready for 2022 and for a new club. Now the right club is here, and it will be an exciting new challenge for me," Wilshere told the official Aarhus website.
"I am in a place in my career where I need to get started again after a difficult period and that opportunity has AGF offered me. For that I am very grateful, and I will do everything I can to live up to the expectations.
"I am very much looking forward to contributing to the team. I'm physically in really good shape and I feel fit, so now for me it's about getting into the squad and see if I can earn some playing time for the club and contribute to get some wins."
Wilshere has been handed the number 10 shirt at Aarhus, who sit seventh in the Danish Superliga table with six wins, six draws and six losses in the 2021-22 season.
The Arsenal academy product has registered eight goals and 21 assists in 182 Premier League appearances and won two FA Cups and the Community Shield during his Emirates career.
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