Fears grow midfielder’s season is over

West Ham fear that Jack Wilshere’s season is over as he battles against his ongoing ankle problem.

The former Gunner – signed on a £100k a week three year deal after looking to have recovered given his 30 odd appearances last season – remains a major doubt for upcoming matches.

And there is no timetable on his return sparking real fears that we have seen the last of him for the 2018/19 campaign.

His continuing absence is probably the one misjudgement made by Manuel Pellegrini in the summer window although he was probably swayed on the evidence of 38 games for the Gunners in 2017/18.

So far this season he has made just four appearances which by and large were entirely ineffective before undergoing surgery on the issue.

A senior source talking to CandH  by e-mail revealed: “There’s a real possibility he may be out for the season but there’s no certainty. We keep our fingers crossed.”