Report: Everton and West Ham United target Jack Wilshere tells friends he's leaving Arsenal

Everton and West Ham United are both said to want to snap up Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere.

Jack Wilshere of Arsenal is closed down by Tiemoue Bakayoko of Chelsea during the Carabao Cup Semi-Final Second Leg at Emirates Stadium on January 24, 2018 in London, England.

According to a report in the Daily Star, Everton and West Ham United target Jack Wilshere has told his friends that he will be leaving Arsenal this summer.

Wilshere’s contract at the Emirates Stadium expires at the end of the campaign, and the midfielder has accepted that he will not be given the terms he wants by the Gunners.

The England international knows that he could land a pay rise and a significant signing on fee by letting his contract run down, and Wilshere is now reportedly planning on leaving.

Jack Wilshere of Arsenal and Jack Cork of Burnley during the Premier League match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor on November 26, 2017 in Burnley, England.

That gives hope to both West Ham and Everton that a deal to sign the 26-year-old could happen this summer.

Everton and West Ham are both said by the Daily Mirror to be keen to snap up Wilshere, as they look to improve the quality of their midfield.

Wilshere has had his problems with injury, but he has been fit for the bulk of this term, and has impressed in Arsenal’s line-up.

Jack Wilshere of Arsenal in action during the UEFA Europa League group H match between 1. FC Koeln and Arsenal FC at RheinEnergieStadion on November 23, 2017 in Cologne, Germany.