Mikel Arteta has ruled out re-signing Jack Wilshere despite admitting the departure of Ainsley Maitland-Niles leaves Arsenal ‘very short’ on numbers.
Wilshere, 30, who spent two decades at Arsenal, has been training with his former club after becoming a free agent in the summer.
But Arteta yesterday said: ‘I was very clear with the situation with Jack and the role that he was going to have being around here and we continue the same way.’
That is despite Ainsley Maitland-Niles' impending departure to Roma leaving Arteta short
The Spaniard was more coy over possible moves for Real Sociedad forward Alexander Isak and Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic.