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Wilshere out until November

ESPNsoccernet staff
September 4, 2011
Jack Wilshere is recovering from an ankle injury © PA Photos
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Arsenal starlet Jack Wilshere will be sidelined for a further two months due to a persistent problem with his right ankle.

Wilshere has not started a competitive game this season and the Gunners are reluctant to rush the 19-year-old back into action after suffering a set back with his rehabilitation.

The England international, who is currently wearing a surgical boot to protect the injury, was thought to have recovered by late July but he limped off after just seven minutes of Arsenal's pre-season match with New York Red Bulls.

Wilshere then suffered a setback in training last month, and was forecast to be out for just "two or three weeks'' by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. However Wilshere is now not expected back until November.

An Arsenal spokesman confirmed: "He will be out for a couple more months, he needs to rest and then we will see where he's at.''

"I can confirm I will be out for around 2-3 months," Wilshere wrote on his Twitter page. "I am working hard in the gym to stay fit and I am gutted but I will be back stronger!"

The concern is that if Wilshere is rushed back and breaks down again, then the insertion of a screw into the joint may be needed and that would further complicate the issue.

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