Jack Wilshere’s four-word reply to why he didn’t sign for Rangers – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Bournemouth midfielder Jack Wilshere was linked with a Rangers move last October, with reports claiming that he was in advanced talks with Scottish Premiership giants over a switch.
At the time, the former Arsenal star had been released by by West Ham United on summer transfer deadline day, with the remaining months on the three-year £100,000-a-week contract he signed in the summer of 2018 cancelled.
A move to Ibrox was said to be on the cards, but Wilshere, 29, joined Championship side Bournemouth instead earlier last month, putting pen to paper on a deal till the end of the season.
The midfielder has taken to Instagram to address those Rangers during a Q & A session, replying thus when asked why he did not sign for Steven Gerrard’s side.
Rangers did appear keen to take a punt on Wilshere going by reports in the media, with talkSPORT claiming that a potential switch to link up with the Scottish Premiership soon-to-be champions “shouldn’t be ruled out”.
Landing Wilshere could have been a huge bargain for Rangers, but his wages would have been tricky for them.
He only played just 19 times for West Ham, and he literally had to prove his fitness for Bournemouth during a training spell before he eventually got signed.
Wilshere clearly still loves the Premier League and will now be eyeing helping the Cherries seal promotion.
The Englishman is keen to prove himself all over again in the top-flight, and it will be interesting to see how he fares should Bournemouth return to the bigtime at the end of the campaign.