Jack Wilshere joins West Ham on three-year deal after Arsenal exit

• 26-year-old midfielder left Arsenal after talks with Unai Emery
• ‘Many people know that I’ve had a special bond with this club’

Jack Wilshere has signed for West Ham United on a three-year contract after departing Arsenal as a free agent following 17 years at the club.

The 26-year-old midfielder, who has won 34 caps for England, becomes Manuel Pellegrini’s fourth summer signing following the arrivals of Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks and Lukasz Fabianski. The London club are also keen on the Borussia Dortmund and Ukraine forward, Andriy Yarmolenko, with a fee of around £18m mooted. Wilshere, who supported West Ham as a boy, will now fly out to Switzerland to join his new team-mates on their pre-season training camp in Bad Ragaz. His first game on home soil could be as early as Saturday, a friendly against Wycombe Wanderers.

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