According to Simon Collings of the Evening Standard, Arsenal are in talks with Jack Wilshere as they search for new coaches for their U23 and U18 youth sides.
Arsenal recently lost both of their U23s and U18s head coaches, as Kevin Betsy was appointed by League Two side Crawley Town.
After just one season as Arsenal U23 boss, Betsy was appointed head coach by Crawley and took U18s coach Dan Micciche as his assistant.
This leaves Academy Manager, Per Mertesacker, with a job on his hands.
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With the new season not far away, it is imperative coaches are found for both teams.
Collings reports that Wilshere recently spoke to Mertesacker about the vacant roles.
However, the club are also considering a number of internal candidates who are held in high regard.
Wilshere was at Arsenal for 17 years, joining at the age of nine in 2001, before leaving in 2018.
Despite the massive promise shown by the midfielder from a very young age, his career was plagued by injuries.
Unfortunately Wilshere could never escape those injuries and they prevented him from reaching anywhere near his full potential.
Despite this, the Englishman still has enjoyed a good career.
Making 34 appearances for the national team, 197 appearances for Arsenal and winning two FA Cups.
The midfielder is loved by all Arsenal fans and seen as a 'cult hero' of sorts.
Wilshere returned to Arsenal to focus on his fitness, following Mikel Arteta's invite.
The 30-year-old trained with Arsenal's youth teams and the first team, a time in which he helped coach the younger ages also.
Speaking recently, Wilshere spoke about that experience:
"When I went back to Arsenal I was coaching every day with the under-18s and 23s, I loved every minute of it. I really enjoyed being back on the pitch and coaching."
Wilshere did spend the last six months at Aarhus in Denmark, but hasn't signed a new contract.
Should Arsenal decide to recruit Wilshere to the coaching staff, it will certainly be a decision that goes down well with the fans.
The midfielder clearly has a future in coaching and this could be the perfect place to start it.
Topics: Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere
Evan Lloyd