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Arsenal are reportedly interested in bringing Jack Wilshere back to the club as part of their ongoing search for youth coaches.

The Gunners have lost U23s boss Kevin Betsy and U18s coach Dan Micciche in recent weeks. With the former being named as the new head coach at Crawley Town in League Two, while Micciche will serve as his assistant.

It means wholesale changes for the club’s development structure and the Evening Standard report that Wilshere has held talks with academy director Per Mertesacker over the two roles. A number of other candidates are said to be under consideration, with Wilshere set to go up against highly-rated internal candidates.

The former England international is once again without a club, after his short spell at AGF Aarhus came to an end. And Wilshere has admitted that despite being just 30, he is open to retiring from the game and transitioning into his coaching career.

“If a coaching opportunity came up, I wouldn’t be sad to say ‘right that’s it, I’m done with playing’," he explained last month. "I’ve got a big desire to coach and become successful at that. You look at the managers who have been successful in the last five or six years, they started young. So I just think ‘why not?’”

Wilshere added that while his decision hadn’t been fully reached, he would be open to hanging up his boots, with an Arsenal return at the forefront of his