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Arsenal transfer news: Unai Emery praised for this Jack Wilshere conversation
ARSENAL boss Unai Emery was right to tell Jack Wilshere he would not be a firm part of his plans.
That is the opinion of Arsenal cult hero and radio pundit Perry Groves.
Wilshere is officially no longer a Gunners player after his contract expired at the end of June.
Arsenal offered the 26-year-old a new deal but on reduced terms and with no promise of guaranteed football next season.
So he decided to leave the club he has been at since he was seven years old.
I like Unai Emery actually saying to Jack Wilshere ‘look, you can stay, but you can’t physically play the way I want my teams to play’
Groves says Wilshere would not have fitted into the style of play new boss Emery plays.
So he has praised the Spaniard for not selling Wilshere a lie over his playing time.
“I think with Jack, his potential has gone because of his injuries,” Groves said on talkSPORT.
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“That’s why I like Unai Emery actually saying to Jack Wilshere ‘look, you can stay, but you can’t physically play the way I want my teams to play’.
“He wants his teams to be high energy, closing down.”
Wilshere has been linked with a move to Turkish giants Fenerbahce in recent days.