Arsene Wenger has urged Jack Wilshere to prove he can be Arsenal’s Steven Gerrard by signing a new contract.
Wilshere, who came through the Arsenal academy, is currently on loan at Bournemouth, the Gunners’ opponents at the weekend.
Due to the terms of his loan agreement, Wilshere cannot play against his parent club, but that didn’t stop Wenger from having his say on the midfielder’s long-term future at the Emirates Stadium.
Wilshere will enter the final year of his contract at the end of the season, leaving Arsenal facing the prospect of losing him on a free transfer in 2018.