Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere joins Bournemouth on loan

Bournemouth have signed England midfielder Jack Wilshere on loan from Arsenal.

Arsenal agreed to send Wilshere, 24, out on a temporary deal to allow him to revive his injury-plagued career after he fell down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium. 

He had also received interest from Crystal Palace and Serie A club Roma but instead opted to join Bournemouth.

Eddie Howe's team play a similar brand of passing football to Arsenal, and sources close to the player told ESPN FC that the stability of the setup at Dean Court was also an attraction.

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 only one start in the whole of the 2015-16 campaign prior to disappointing with England at Euro 2016.

I was not a failure at Liverpool - Christian Benteke

Christian Benteke blames the sacking of Brendan Rodgers for his Liverpool nightmare

The Belgian international, who left Anfield after just one season to join Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace in a £27million deal, is hoping to get his career back on track after a frustrating 12 months on Merseyside.
‘I don’t see my time there as a failure,’ Benteke told the Daily Mail. ‘When I signed there was another coach and with him it might have turned out differently,’ he added in reference to Brendan Rodgers.
‘I did not fit the tactical system of the new coach. That was not easy mentally because I was left to fight a losing battle. But I must not look for excuses. I could also have done better in those few minutes I got. I have not performed as expected.

‘Liverpool is a big club and, there, you do not go looking for the coach, knocking on the door of his office. I am grown man and I was able to deal with it.
‘He had a particular system and I did not fit in. It was up to me to find a solution. These are things that happen in a career. There are no regrets.’
With his Liverpool nightmare behind him, the 25-year-old former Villa striker couldn’t resist confirming his ambitions to play for ‘a big club’ again in the future.
‘Crystal Palace is a good step for me. I am now on a team that might not have the same ambitions as Liverpool, but I can play well and can show me every weekend,’ the striker said.
‘Of course my dream continues to break through to play at a big club and in European competitions. But I did not go to Palace with the idea to perform and then move on after one season.

‘Palace was not my only option. I could earn more elsewhere. But I am 25, a crucial age, and it is important for me to play and feel the confidence.
‘I really want to show what I can do this season. I had the chance to call and talk in advance with Alan Pardew. He knows my qualities and, although I had hardly played, I knew I had a good pre-season behind me at Liverpool and would not need much time before I was ready to play.’