Former Arsenal midfielder, Jack Wilshere has recalled how he
was able to wear the coveted no.10 shirt at the club.
The shirt is considered befitting for exceptional players
with the likes of Robin van Persie and Dennis Bergkamp donning it for the
Gunners before Wilshere.
Wilshere said that apart from being an outstanding player,
one also just need to be in the right place at the right time.
The former England star, who is currently back training with
the Gunners, wore the shirt number at the Emirates Stadium until he left in
2018.
Wilshere said that getting hold of the shirt was easier for
him than one might think.
He took it from Van Persie, who was a legend at Arsenal
before he signed for Manchester United in 2012.
Asked how he managed to get the number ahead of his
teammates, Wilshere told talkSPORT, “I asked for it”.
When asked who had it before him, he said, “it was Van
Persie.
“There were rumours. It was awkward actually because there
were rumours about him leaving for United.
“I didn’t know what was happening and I didn’t know what was
going on.
“But I went to see the manager and said, ‘Look, I’m not sure
what’s happening with Robin and I don’t really want to know, that’s not why I’m
coming here, but if he does go could I have the No.10?’
“He just said, ‘Yeah, of course’.”
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