Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere on Monday joined capital football club West Ham United on a three - year deal.
"The 26 - year - old midfielder arrives at West Ham on a three - year contract and joins the club he supported as a boy after he chose to leave Arsenal after 17 years when his contract expired last month, " West Ham said in a statement.
"The 34 - cap England international put pen - to - paper with the Hammers on Monday and will fly out to Switzerland to link up with Manuel Pellegrini's squad at their pre - season training camp in Bad Ragaz. "
"It feels good, it feels special.
Many people know that I've had a special bond with this club growing up, " Wilshere, whose father and brother are also lifelong supporters of West Ham, said in a statement.
"People will have seen the picture of me in a West Ham shirt and I've got good memories of my childhood supporting West Ham, watching them at Upton Park.
It feels good and of course my family and a few of my friends are West Ham fans so everyone's buzzing. "
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