Jack Wilshere to Bournemouth: Latest Loan Details, Comments and Reaction

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined Premier League side Bournemouth on a season-long loan deal, it's been announced.

The Cherries confirmed the signing via social media on Wednesday:  

Sky Sports' Mark McAdam shared a snap of Wilshere posing for a photograph with Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, moments before the deal was officially confirmed:

The club's chairman took to social media to welcome the Arsenal playmaker:

Wilshere will join the south-coast outfit with a view to handing his career a much-needed boost this term.

Arsenal's communications director, Mark Gonnella, wished Wilshere well:

Meanwhile, James Benge of the London Evening Standard gave his thoughts on the move and how it could benefit the England international:

It came to light earlier this week the Gunners were willing to let their academy product leave on loan, per Sky Sports, amid fears he'd struggle to receive regular first-team football in north London.

Wilshere made just two appearances for Arsenal last season after breaking his fibula, and ESPN's James Dall questioned his value after enduring such a torrid time with injuries in recent years:

The midfielder has left the Emirates Stadium after competition for a spot in manager Arsene Wenger's engine room intensified this summer following the arrival of Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.

The Telegraph's Jeremy Wilson previously highlighted the mass of competition in the Gunners midfield and questioned how Wilshere fitted into the equation:

Bournemouth will be the outfit who offer the 24-year-old a chance to excel once more as part of a first-team setup.

Blogger Liam Canning agreed it was "bold" of Wenger to make a call on Wilshere, with whom he has already shown so much patience, and suggested the player's best days may already be behind him:

It was during the England international's first loan move away from the Emirates, when he joined Bolton Wanderers for a short spell in 2010, that Wilshere first made his break into the elite sphere.

The injury-ravaged midfielder will hope another term spent away from his parent club will give him the licence he needs to once again perform to his best.

Wilshere has only managed to make more than 35 appearances in a season for the Gunners once in his career, when he turned out 49 times during the 2010-11 campaign, but a move to Bournemouth could produce similar success.

The loan move is nevertheless a risk for Howe, but one he evidently feels is worth taking on a player once looked upon as the brightest of English gems.