Ex-Arsenal star Jack Wilshere drops huge retirement hint as he eyes next challenge

Jack Wilshere still has the "bug" to keep on playing but could hang up his boots if the right coaching opportunity arises amid rumours he could retire following his disappointing spell at Danish side AGF Aarhus.

The former Arsenal midfielder made 10 Danish Superliga appearances after signing on a free transfer back in February and helped them stay in the division. However, Wilshere's contract ran out at the end of the season, meaning he is once again without a club for the third time in 18 months.

Wilshere was with Bournemouth for the second half of the 2020/21 season, where he played 17 games as they narrowly missed out on promotion. But he was not offered a new contract and left the club last summer.

Having spent six months training with Arsenal and carrying out media duties on talkSPORT, Wilshere decided to join AGF in February. Fast forward to the end of May and Wilshere has hinted he would be open to retiring if he was offered the right opportunity away from playing, with coaching high on his list.

When asked if he was looking to carry on playing, he told GOAL : "It all depends. Because I’ve been through so much in the last 18 months in terms of not having a club, I know what that feels like. If a coaching opportunity came up, I wouldn't be sad to say 'right that's it, I’m done with playing'.

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