Sources: MLS clubs set sights on signing West Ham £100K-a-wk star, Sullivan willing to sell
MLS clubs have set their sights on signing West Ham midfielder Jack Wilshere ahead of the January window, Football Insider can reveal.
The Londoners are willing to sell the 27-year-old next month amid growing doubts about whether his body can cope with the gruelling demands of Premier League football.
A West Ham source has told Football Insider that multiple clubs in the USA have shown interest in Wilshere and could be ready to strike a deal for him.
The Hammers board, led by part-owner David Sullivan, are willing to cash in on Wilshere as they look to get his £100,000-a-week salary off their wage bill.
The England international has made just 16 appearances in 18 months at the London Stadium after joining on a free transfer following the expiry of his Arsenal contract.
The injury problems that have bedevilled his career have continued to trouble Wilshere and he has been sidelined with a groin injury since mid-October.
Wilshere, who has made just two league starts among eight appearances in all competitions this season, turns 28 in 10 days’ time and he is expected to be only a bit-part player if he remains at West Ham.
The club are in the market for a new central midfielder and would offload one or both of back-up pair Wilshere and Carlos Sanchez.
Declan Rice and Mark Noble are the establishing starting duo in the centre of the pitch, but Manuel Pellegrini is keen for reinforcements in that position.
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