Jack Wilshere explains transfer decision after feeling 'unloved' with Arsenal arrangement

Jack Wilshere has spoken about his transfer to Danish club Aarhus and revealed he felt 'unloved' by his situation at Arsenal.

The central midfielder has joined the Scandinavian side after being without a club for eight months following his departure from Championship outfit Bournemouth at the end of last season.

Wilshere had been training at the start of this campaign at Italian club Como but was unable to sign for the club as he did not hold an EU passport at the time.

Without a club and aiming to gain full fitness, Wilshere – who spent a decade in the north London club's first-team squad, making 197 appearances – then returned there to train, without signing a contract.

The midfielder has now penned a short-term deal at Aarhus until the end of the campaign with the option of renewing for a further season in Denmark.

Despite Wilshere having been training with the Gunners, boss Mikel Arteta had previously ruled out his former teammate signing a contract with the club.

Wilshere has said of his move to Denmark: "I'm at a point in my career where I need to start over after a difficult period and that opportunity has been given to me by Aarhus.

"Since I started training with Arsenal, I never hid the fact that I was ready for 2022 and for a new club, I am very grateful and I will do my best to live up to the expectations."

He has previously spoken on the Under the Surface podcast about how clubs viewed him unfairly as a talented player who would inevitably run into fitness issues.

He had explained: "I think there's a preconceived opinion of me, and it's the response I've gotten from some clubs: he's a great player, but he's going to get injured.

"I have not had any injuries since before confinement and the last one