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At 29 years old, English Jack Wilshere he is very far from what could well have been his big dream: to shine like football; but its reality is quite the opposite, since the exelemento of the Arsenal is without a team after terminating his contract with Bournemouth and not signing with any other institution.
“Never in my life did I think I was going to be in that position. I was running on an athletics track. Everyone was telling me that at 28 or 29 I was going to be at the top of my career. And I thought that way. would be, that he would continue to play for England, that he would continue in a top club … “, he shared in an interview with ‘Athletic ‘.
Wilshere, that even was selected from England, Revealed that he now also faces the difficult situation of explaining to his young children why he does not play on any team.
“My kids are already at an age where they understand things. Archie, who is new, asks me, ‘What do you think of MLS? Why aren’t you playing in the league? He loves football, he knows it. Sometimes he tells me: Why doesn’t any team want you? I do not know. How do I explain it?
“They have friends at school and you know how the kids are, they can be very tough. Why doesn’t your father work? Isn’t he a good footballer? “, recount the player who played with England at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and Euro 2016.
‘I feel like my doors were closed’
In the same talk, Wilshere shared the feeling it generates that no team in his country gives him a chance despite recovering from injuries that also affected him. It should be remembered that in 2016, it was reported from England that Wilshere received 22 offers in a single day after announcing that he did not want to continue with Arsenal.
“I feel that a door in my country has been closed to me “, comment, adding that “The hardest part is trying to explain it (to your kids) when they ask things like: So why not sign for a team in England? And I think: because no one wants me“, He reported.