English and ex-Arsenal midfielder, Jack Wilshere has come out to say that he never imagined himself playing in the Championship. He, however, revealed that he is looking forward to helping Bournemouth win promotion back to the Premier League next season.
According to him, even if he had the opportunity to see out his £100,000-a-week deal with West Ham in the EPL, he had to join Bournemouth for regular football.
Wilshere added that he is currently ready and focused to give his all in the Championship to get Bournemouth back to where they belong.
His words, “I haven’t played in the Championship or tried to win promotion before. If you had asked me 10 years ago if this was something I thought I’d ever be involved in, I would have said no,”
“But I’m here now, ready and focused, and keen to help Bournemouth try and win promotion.”
“If I felt like I had finished, and done everything I wanted to do in the game, I would have called it a day when I left West Ham,”
“I’ve been lucky enough to earn good money throughout my career, but being out of the game for three months made me realise I want to play this game for as long as possible.
“When you are at home and training in the park and going through lockdown, sometimes your mind can play games with you and you start thinking about different things.
“It was tough – I am not going to lie, it was tough – but now I am here and I think that inspires me even more and makes me even hungrier because I know what I have come through and now it’s down to me to keep myself here.”
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