Arsene Wenger has said Jack Wilshere, has all it takes to captain Arsenal in the future.
With Thomas Vermaelen and Mikel Arteta out of Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Brighton, the 21-year-old is expected to lead the Gunners out.
“I think Jack will be captain of this club – yes, of course,” Wenger said. “First of all, because of the quality of the player. Second, his commitment and desire to win. And his understanding of the game. He understands football very well and senses on the pitch what you have to do.
“Jack is naturally a guy who is not scared of anything on the football pitch and that is usually the sign of a leader. He wants to win and shows you that.
“Of course he will be one of the leaders of this club – in fact he is already on the pitch. A leader is somebody who does everything on the pitch to help his team to win. And he does that.
“The potential is there [to be England captain], of course. But I’m not national team coach – you should ask that question to Roy Hodgson, who will be happy to talk about it.”
Wenger however remained coy on whether Wilshere will be handed the armband, but admitted he is a likely candidate.
“I haven’t decided that [captaincy] yet. Vermaelen made that choice on Wednesday and I let him make it.” said Wenger.
“At the moment, for me, we have two captains: Vermaelen and Arteta and, after them, occasional captains. On the day, why not? He [Wilshere] can be, yes.”
-DAILY POST NGR
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