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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will join Bournemouth on loan and hopes to revive his career under manager Eddie Howe, a source has told ESPN FC. The 24-year-old midfielder is set for a medical on Wednesday evening ahead of signing a deal that will keep him on the south coast for the rest of the 2016-17 season. His decision came after a day of speculation over his future had followed Arsenal's sanctioning of a temporary move. Wilshere met Bournemouth officials including Howe on Tuesday, and also held a similar meeting with Palace and manager Alan Pardew. Roma made a concerted approach on Wednesday, a move that sources told ESPN FC was of serious interest to the England international. His injury problems have pushed him out of Arsene Wenger's first-choice lineup, and he decided to go on loan after being left out of Sam Allardyce's first England squad because of his lack of playing time. Wilshere made his Arsenal debut at the age of 16 and has shown electrifying form for both the Gunners and England at times, but injuries have hampered his career and he missed nearly all of last season with a broken ankle. With Mesut Ozil occupying the No. 10 role Wilshere craves and central midfielder Granit Xhaka having arrived in the summer, Wilshere's prospects of being a regular starter have diminished. He has yet to make a Premier League start this season, playing just 37 minutes as a substitute after making just one start in the whole of the 2015-16 campaign prior to disappointing with England at Euro 2016. The deal is a boost to Bournemouth, who are in their second season in the Premier League and have taken just one point from their first three games.
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