How long is wilshere out for

Wilshere was injured during Arsenal's friendly with New York Red Bulls Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is facing up to five months out after undergoing ankle surgery. Top Stories. Australia stun Pakistan to reach final. Wales secure play-off place at least. Arsenal fans were left ruing their luck as Wilshere was sent to the sidelines with an ankle injury once again while playing for England.

He missed virtually all of the run-in, only returning for the last couple of games in mid-May. He missed more than two months and did not have time to get back in his groove when he was finally cleared to come back. Wilshere's latest ankle injury is set to be his longest spell on the sidelines since his week long absence a couple of seasons ago. Paddy McNair mistimed his challenge on Wilshere as he was running toward Manchester United 's goal and placed his studs squarely on the fragile ligaments in his opponent's ankle.

There seemed to be little malice involved, but Wilshere had to be helped off the pitch in agony. His career has been marred by numerous medium-term injuries that add up to about weeks out of the game in the last five years counting a couple of tiny knocks not listed here.

This latest injury is atypical for him in that it was unavoidable, accidental and will cause him to be out for quite a while. Here's to hoping he follows the examples of Mathieu Debuchy and Olivier Giroud and returns ahead of schedule. The year-old has made 27 appearances during his season-long loan deal — his biggest run of domestic outings since the campaign. The break was sustained during the second half of the defeat at Spurs , when Wilshere collided with Kane and was forced to leave the field with what looked like an ankle problem.

He was seen leaving the stadium on crutches and wearing a protective boot on his left foot. International Soccer. Scottish Premiership.

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