Jack Wilshere has been included in the
Arsenal squad for Saturday's Premier
League match against Norwich.
The midfielder has not featured in
Arsene Wenger's squad since May 2011
but his agent, Simon Bayliff, revealed
on Twitter that he will make the trip to
Carrow Road.
Whether he makes it onto the pitch
remains to be seen, with Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger saying he had
earmarked the Capital One Cup clash
with Reading on 30 October for
Wilshere's return.
The 20-year-old has been stepping up
his comeback from knee and ankle
injuries of late, prompting England U21
coach Stuart Pearce to talk of his
involvement in the 2013 European
Championship.
But Wenger said: "I believe at the
moment that is a bit premature. Let's
wait until Jack comes back. He has not
played in the first team for 14 months.
"Jack works very hard, he is doing well,
but let's not go too far. Do you know
what that is like, 14 months out of
competition?
"There are two aspects. One is the
apprehension to go into challenges
when you have too many injuries, on
that front we are at 100 per cent. We
even have to calm him down. He goes
for every challenge and has no
apprehension.
"Then you have the physical front - he
is okay there, then you have the match
fitness which is 80 per cent.
"He needs one more game, maybe
Monday night with the reserves, then
he should be back."
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