Inter Milan’s transfer chief Marco Branca is keeping close tabs on the situation between Jack Wilshere and Italian based Sports Agency Pasqualin D’Amico, with a view to potentially signing the highly rated youngster.
Young Guns first broke news of Pasqualin D’Amico’s interest in the Arsenal play-maker two weeks ago, and although Jack is already with the Base Soccer agency, the company confirmed the news to us last week. Mr D’Amico himself e-mailed the website to admit his interest, and tell us that he is ready to meet the 16-year-old and his parents to thrash out a deal.
We have since learnt that Internazionale’s head of transfers, Branca, has a close association with both partners, and should they manage to tie up the rights to represent the youngster, the former striker will attempt to bring Wilshere to the Italian Champions.
Branca has close connections with England through his time in Middlesbrough, scoring several important goals for Boro’, and is known to be a huge admirer of the Premiership, even bringing in Sulley Muntari from Portsmouth in August.
Jack signed scholar terms during the summer, but the deal is not in danger as the forms have an indefinite option to turn the scholarship into a professional contract on his 17th birthday.
However, regardless of this – Inter believe they can poach the prospect from the Gunners, with Pasqualin D’Amico ready to market the Stevenage born Wilshere with the same ‘Little Magician’ campaign they did with legendary forward Alessandro Del Piero.
In other news, be sure to check out ArseNews’ analysis of the record breaking youngsters from the 6-0 rout over Sheffield United in midweek.
Article By – J.Sanderson & Gooner-Chris
gah, FK off Inter.
Like they have a chance…
jack the la will be a mad man to even consider this at his age. Arsen is the best coach for young talent and if he value’s his career in the long run arsenal will be the best place for hiM!
Yeh Fuck off Inter your not gettin Wilshere from us, also cant see why Wilshere would want to go to the Italian league as these days its shite, the EPL is far better. I am also confident that Wilshere having been brought through the academy and given his big break with us will stay loyal.
Not going to happen
If they offer £10m would we really say no?
10 million would`nt buy a talent like Wilshere hes gonna be very special!!!
Inter can come lick my ass and return home without anything except shame.
It’s an investment in potential, really right now Wilshere is probably only worth £5-6 million, but potentially, he could be worth £30-40 million.
I’d be gutted if this happened, let’s hope it doesn’t.
it wont happen im not worried
Inter doesn’t even give youth a chance so why would someone leave their country to go and play for a club that values 30 year olds more. Cesc and the others take the chance to leave their country because they know they are going to play for Arsene Wenger.
10m in todays market buys you Jonathan Elmander.
10m is peanuts compared to what Wilshire is worth to this team.
I would not be surprised if Mourinhio is behind this, he has a habit of destabilising players..remember ashley cole.
If they offer £10m would we really say no?
crafty bison said this on September 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm
God yes. You really think Barca would have let Bojan go for 10m at the start of last season?
It’s quite simple really: You have a great product, which is only going to evolve to be the Best product. It will make life alot easier and put smiles on thousands, millions of faces even. The product loves you back and wants to do well at the club, a place he can realistically win everything. Oh, and that 10m can change to be 50m or even 135m if that City figure for Ronaldo is what we are basing this on, in 5 years time. Every single way you look at this, it doesn’t make sense. So we’d say no.
Don’t be daft, why would he and why would we. Never happen.
Inter doesn’t even give youth a chance so why would someone leave their country to go and play for a club that values 30 year olds more. Cesc and the others take the chance to leave their country because they know they are going to play for Arsene Wenger.
Simmo said this on September 26, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Umm, their current best striker is an academy product.
There is absolutley no chance of this happening but before we are too critical we ought to remember we did exactly the same with Barca and Cesc !!
er… the number 19 and (three?) appearanced for the first team at age 16… vs… 30 year olds+ fetishes is Italy.
This doesnt make much sense Jamie. From any angle.
arghh…. inter u can keep on dreaming…
I have no fears, Wilshere is a smart boy and his family are protecting him very well, he has a wise head with many around him who can give him advice, he’s in the right place and he knows it.
I have no worries that he’ll leave us.
as if the lil jackie wud go to Mourinho!!!
Anyway you think we can get them to confuse him with Jay Simpson?
FUCK OFF INTER!!! this will never happen!! wilshere is loyal to the team that has done so much for him over the last few years especially!! he will not even consider joining them!! he knows that arsenal is the best place for him and im sure he is looking forwarsd to being probably the biggest piece of the puzzle in wenger’z new youth generation!! i would gladly bet my house on this deal never happening!! wenger doesn’t let his youngsters get poached!! HE IS THE POACHER!!! hahah
You really have to stop making stories up about nothing,It ruins your site imo.
how loyal do you think the lad is? Does anyone know is he an arsenal fan
There is no offence in trying, they actually know they have no chance.
http://soccerfanbase.com
hmmmm great move as mourinho was renound for putting youngsters in his team!!
Thanks for the credit JS. :P
I am not so sure this is true and if it is Wenger will advise his family to block such move.
Inter Milan can get a spoon and eat my ass.
Jack Wilshere will not be going to the boring Inter Milan, end of.
I Don’t make stories up at all, this site prides itself on quality info, look at the last post, Arsenal only announced it this morning.
I present facts, i have the e-mails from the company, whether it will happen or not is a matter between the clubs, the comment section is for opinion.
Just because you don’t want it to happen doesn’t mean it’s not true, so please don’t come here and question me or my work.
Jay can you please for Godsake come online now ?
http://soccerfanbase.com
I don’t blame Inter for seeking him, it only proves that we have the best 16 year old in the whole wide world right now. Jack will never leave us for Inter, it’s that simple. He is our best prospect and even if he was excited (which I seriously doubt) than I am sure Wenger will be able to turn him the right way. Mourinho would just ruin his career, Arsenal is the place to be.
We have to consider ourselves fortunate though, that no young player has been stolen from us (apart from that Abdulla guy maybe and few other shitkickers).
English players rarely travel abroad to play in other countries let alone a 16 year old kid so unless Jack Wilshere has a major falling out with Arsene Wenger and Arsenal i personally cannot see him jumping ship just yet IMO
That’s be because Inter under their manager Arsene Wenger have the best reputation in Europe for developing young talent and giving those players a chance on the big stage. Vieira, Henry, Clichy, Fabregas, Kolo Toure… the list of young players given a fantasticv opportunity by Inter is long and illustrious. Any young player would want to sign for Inter. Arsenal should be worried….
You know what I really really hate; when clubs start messing with the parents’ heads. I think jack knows he’s in the right pace but i know not what his parents think, hopefully they’re as level headed as their son appears to be. I speak with bitterness as crystal palace are my local club and they are in trouble with the chariman wanting to leave after the john bostock affair. what makes it worse is that it is spurs that caused all the trouble.
I don’t think Wilshere will leave; after all how many young english kid would swop the premier league for serie A? I look forward to many many years of wilshere magic at the emirates stadium.
Lol.
Why would Wilshere leave Arsenal at 16, if at all?
He is doing exceptionally well and knows how to play the English game. He is under Wenger and just scored a near record-breaking goal in the Carling Cup. He seems to be progressing and is moving up to the senior side in spades at 16 years of age. He is doing well and perhaps that is why Inter are interested but if he is doing so well, then thats even more reason why he should stay. Under Wenger, he is doing fantasically well, why leave?
Arsenal are top of the table right niw and Wilshere gets playing time at 16 mostly because of Wenger’s philosiphy. What more can be done to satisfy a young, homegrown player at 16?
We’re a wonderfully crafted team who focuses on youth, almost opposite to Inter, who just bought Del Piero, and Wilshere has already secured a professional contract with his performances. The other youngsters should be worried but he shouldn’t. At all. Even if he were injured for the majority of the season, I still think he would get a professional contract with one or two more performances at the end of the season.
Mourinho has never been one to field youth anyway, hes not really interested in the whole youth development phenomenon. Liverpool beat Inter in the CL and we lost to Liverpool, but narrowly. Its not like Inter are a much better team and its not like we’re the underdogs. I don’t even think we need to sell our best youth products to Inter for 10 million, when we know and Inter know, he has amazing potential. The “little magician” tag is fitting but hes not Inter’s wizard, he is ours. Besides, hes homegrown. And thats awesome. Our best youth product and a future captain.
I have to say reading this made my heart beat faster, obviously the lad aint gona leave but this s wat t must have felt like when we poached merida 4rm barca t aint nice s t….
Inter Milan are only trying to do what we have been doing for the last 10 years or so that is tap up the parents in hope of persuading the kid to come to our club, and now that the shoe is on the the other foot the moral outrage on this website is laughable IMO
How does it sounds so familiar? Oh yes, Arsene has been doing this to other clubs quite some time ;)
J, I am also entitled to my opinion, why would he want to change agent when he already has one [Only to make more money, but destroy his career which i dont think his parents and Wenger will will want].
Also Inter’s scout have the right to look at Wilshere just like Arsenal have the right to look at Messi but they wouldnt be getting him and have you seen Inter gigantic squad, so why would he giving up coaching at arsenal and playing 1st team football. Also why would “Base Soccer” rip up the contract of their most talented client and thats why i dont think its true even though i dont blame that Italian agency if they showing interest.
Keep up your good work but that doesnt mean you dont anything wrong
Wilshere is the type of player everyone wants and a prototype that I’m sure Wenger was striving for in the youth system. Why the hell would we sell our magicians as soon as they appear?
Hopefully, we don’t have to “balance” the books as Wenger has to say, and we are able to keep him regardless of what Inter offer.
Can’t see the problem with J writing this, it’s not like he made it up. He just presents a topic that we can share our opinions on.
And it’s absolutely an interesting topic, and relevant for these times.
Cant see it happening Inter will try it on the lad has an immediate future at Arsenal what will he have at Inter? Most parents are party to their childrens decisions and everyone knows The Arsenal is the best club in europe for developing talent. He just has to look at Theo Walcott that could be Jack Wilshire in two years time.
I think everyone should stop fretting. I agree with Kent Paul, we cannot get all high and mighty when someone does what we have been doing for years. I think the difference here though is that whilst we are normally taking players from smaller leagues, and giving them a chance on a bigger stage, this would be a case of swapping like for like, and also a fruitless exercise for Wilshire who is getting a game at 16 years old, something that would never happen in a billion years at Inter. a club who spent how much on Adriano? I think we should all chillax and be proud that our boys are the talk of the town, again.
I know it’s been hashed over, but of course we wouldn’t sell on Wilshere for 10m now. As mentioned, his value right now, limited only to his play on the pitch is probably 3-4m, but players are rarely rated purely on their play. With a player who can only increase his level of play (high as it already is), and at his age, it would be foolish for the club to rate him even at 10m. The other factors: being English makes Jack MUCH more marketable, especially in England, and as we all know, English players always cost more (rightly or not). Our most marketable player is not Cesc, who is our best player, but Theo. Think we’d rate Theo at 5-10 m now, even with so much growing yet to be done? I think not.
Fuck off Inter you have no chance, Jack will not want to leave Arsenal under any terms, Inter you are the same as Barca and Madrid a real bunch of CUNTS.
fuuuuuuuuck!!!!!!!!!!!.we dont nid ur money u flithy cunts!i thot mourinho doesnt like young players?.even if they gave us a plane full of money he is not leaving.
Wow , yet mnore effin speculation.
This is becoming a pretty shite habit you are developing J.
Sort it out fella.
Otherwise you’ll have to change the name of this blog to;
Young Gunso, caught offside guns, etc
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Let me clarify my last comment;
I am not disputing that some Italian agency may want to sign up Jack.
Ny problem is with your Goal.com style Corriello della sport copy & pasting speculation about Inter wanting to sign him too.
fuck off inteerrr!!!!
He won’t leave surely. He won’t get the same chance and I think he supports Arsenal. Why would u want to leave?
N.B. Anyway I know it is not the same site but is Goonertalk not working for anyone else. The comments page I mean on the site.
But it is funny that a club are supposedly trying to nick one of OUR kids! :D
Jack is young but he ain’t stupid.
The up side is that he has already become “noticed” at such an age which only proves the validity of Arsene’s youth policy.
I’m sure Jack is as emotionally mature as he is on the field and will therefore, surely poo-poo the Inter-est shown in him by a bunch of corrupt fakes and has- beens that reside at the San Siro.
Looking forward to seeing Wilshere contributing his share to our next victory there.
Wont happen due to Arsenal having a water tight option to sign him on pro-forms as soon as he turns 17.Jack is also a very sensible lad with very good Gooner parents.
One thing i would like to pick up on is yes we do look at other clubs youth players but we have our senior players tapped up evey year and Barca are the worst culprits for that.
A couple points:
1. A lot of people are assuming what Wilshere wants or what he’s going to do. I’ve never actually read or seen an interview with him, let alone known him to let you all in on his career plan. You can say it’s very unlikely the club would sell him, and that it’s unlikely someone in his position would change it radically, but to assume that he does want to do something is a bit naive, and incredibly annoying.
2. Jose was actually starting to impliment a working youth system, (obviously not on our scale), at Chelsea. He said at the start of his last season he’d start to promote some kids like Sinclair and a couple others. We’ve talked about it on here before. He’s also made Balotelli Inter’s Crespo replacement and has said that he’s not just going to buy – although when moving to a new club a couple buys are obviously going be made by any manager.
3. Ummm… why are people on here claiming Del Piero was signed by Inter? In what bizarro world would Del Piero play anywhere but Juve?
4. Jack is starting to garner hype not seen in an English player since Beckham and Owen. He’s alwight to look at, white (part of the reason Theo will never unfortunatly be offered the big sponsership/advertising bucks Beckham/Owen was), and extremely talented in a sea of rubbish in his age group. He is undoubtably going to be the star of his England team for ten years the same way Beckham was (unless something horrible like a tragic injury or something, but that looms over every player). He is looking at Beckham/Owen figures of MONEY MONEY MONEY (as is the club in association). It’s really not that surprsing that at the start of his professional career he is finding the best suitor to achieve this the way he (and the club) want it to happen.
5. Only way he ever leaves, as far as I’m concerned, is for £100m+ or at the end of his contract. Look at how much Messi has made Barca in sponsership/new fans across the world/advertising, Beckham at Utd etc. etc. why we would ever get rid of such a venture (for Platini) at the start, I can’t think of a reason. And then, oh yeah, he looks like an OK footballer ;) .
and extremely talented in a sea of rubbish in his age group Lol do actually watch the England youth teams because along with Jack Wilshere we have some outstanding young players comming through the ranks
hahah theo sure as hell ain’t black :P i’m more black than him!
Why would an “English” player with a potential to be one of the best English players ever, leave his country, leave the best league, leave one of the best clubs in Europe and go to Italy where they play sucking crappy football?
Samuel;
Jose aint a mug, he’s a c*nt, but no mug. That Balotelli fella is effin awesome, any coach worth his wotsits would stick him in the team given the chance. That hardly makes him a bastion of youth development!
The rest of your points leads me to think you been on the cooking sherry!
Spike: As someone essentially raised on Serie A (well, it was so much better when me and my friends started getting into football like every young boy, in the mid nineties ((bar Bergkamp and Wright))) and so called ‘anti-football’, I have a lot more respect for Jose than most Arsenal fans. But also, there is a lot of difference between a bastion of youth development (Wenger, Rijkaard) and every other big club great manager who just uses a youth system like it really should be – on the off chance a cracking player comes through or a squad player etc. Jose wasn’t allowed to do this, the same way Scholari is more inclined to take a 33year old Miniero than promote a youngster.
Being at Chelsea and being at a top Italian club is a lot different though, and Inter fans will expect Jose to essentially do what he wanted to do before he left Chelsea. He was starting to move for cheaper, more effective buys instead of your Shevchenkos, and was promising to integrate the likes of Sinclair and whoever (I don’t remember the names of Chelsea youths). Italian football prides itself on creating homegrown superstars, I really wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple come through under Mourinho. I think it’s pretty unfair to judge any manager on their time at pre-Abu-Diaby-City Chelsea.
Samuel;
BTW, I was only teasing fella!
I would say this though;
I loved Serie A during the 90s; Veron, Nedved being 2 of my favourite players. But it was due to this perceived influx of foreigners, Italys demise etc that Serie A is now chock full of native players. And seeing as they are the world champs, it will be expected to carry on I suppose!
Jose will be TOLD to play local lads, it will not necessarily be his doing mate. But I aint saying he is against developing youth, Im just saying; he’s a c*nt! Oops! Slap my wrists!
imaagineif it did happen it would be like arsenal do it to everyone else so wel do it to you. and imagine if he became amazing. it would teach wenger a lesson lol
but it will never happen so we have nothing to worry about
We don’t need the money so we can reject 10 million pounds for him.
We have a local talent that is most likely gonna be world class here…why get rid of him? Inter have no chance.
This is so speculative, unfortunately the blog in general seems to be going in this direction.
So what if an Italian agent is interested in signing Jack, the only link to Inter is that Branca apparently knows the agent. It is pretty laughable to throw in the fact that Branca used to play for Boro and scored some goals – what f*cking relevance does that have?
This site has been very good up till now but you risk you credibility with such shakey, sensationalist articles.
Nothing to worry about here!!! Our Arsenal youngster are greatfull for the chance and cofidence Wenger has given them and they will never betray him… Why go to Inter when you can stay near your family and friends, play beautiful football and win trophies!!!
They really shouldnt be trying to piss of Wenger. All Arsene would have to do is send scouts to inter’s youth matches and take 3 of their top talents for free. Barca have been trying to take our best players away from us for years so we just take there money and their top youth players (Fabregas, Merida).
I know this conversation ended A while ago, but I have just read the article, and frankly I am pissed off! Why would Wilshere leave Arsenal when as already mentioned Arsenal neture the best young talent, and everyone, including Wilshere himself (and “The Special One”), knows this!
Milan know Arsenal have no intention of selling Wilshere and I am 100% sure of this. It wouldn’t suprise me if Mourinho statrted this rumour himself to unsettle the lad and Arsenal supporters. Probably some sort of mind game played on Wegner like he used to do when he was in the Premiership (It wouldn’t suprise me)
All I know is he is a great young talent and he excites us fans. We have years of watching him play at this club and I for one am looking forward to them!
Keep yer grubby hands off our Jack, Inter.
This is never gonna happen. Wilshere loves playing for Arsenal, and he knows he is playing under the best manager for his career.
Gone are the days when the Italian teams get all the best talent. He’s at the best club in the best league, and in a couple of years time he’ll be ripping them to pieces on the pitch!!
10million afta tax is 6million in the coffers. wenger spends that level on young talent, walcott/ramsey.
no chance he’d view that as worthwhile. he has pride in him and wants to break him into the team like he has fab,clich,benntnar etc
and he’s been at the club since 9, so he’s gooner thru and thru
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I cant see him heading. He has learned his trade here and more to learn.Would be a big mistake.
This really is a pile of crap story, quantified by saying ‘he took Sully Muntari to Milan’, that is just hilarious.
There’s far too many footy sites publishing crap these days in the hope of getting a few extra ‘hits’ on the website. Sad to see a Gooner site go down that route.
Oh ffs, this is a non story. Wilshere is NOT going to Inter and they aren’t even seriously going to offer 10 mil for him. Just because you have access to the internet it doesn’t mean you should print everything you hear.
Every twat with a computer writes a blog these days.
there isnt a chance he’ll leave us especially after the start of his career hes gonna be sumtin special wit de arsenal dat mourinho cunt actin de bollix again well fuck u mourinho and fuck u inter hands off!!!
Hope he just keeps his dad as his agent. Footballer’s now days are too quick to give their professional life over to their agents. Keep it in the family regarding business.
please PLEASE do not give Jose Mourinho CREDIT for developing kids… what are you on about?
I remember precisely when he said… “Carlton Cole… I make Cole player.” Er…
Mourinho is a 4 year contract with a three year plan type of manager… he will never sew the roots of a Wenger or Fergie. No chance. His goal is to boost his CV and he has neither the foresight nor patience to nuture a player like Wilshere.
Think about how long he used Makelele and how old his core Chelsea side was… that they DO have some prospects (poor ones IMO) does not suggest that Mourinho was particularly interested in ever progressing Sinclair, Sahar or Carlton Cole. In fact, time has proven quite the opposite.
Would be a great shame if he left. But seems unlikely, Im sure Jack and his family would be aware that Wenger would be much better for his development than Mourinho who is more likely to stifle it than anything. Also Wenger seems to be very excited about Jacks potential, more so than any other youngster at his time at arsenal. i think this shows that he sees Jack as a top top potential. Something that has been proved with his performances, the rest of the squad seem to rate him highly as well. i expect him to have a long future at arsenal.
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inter you can go F u C K right off with this one
English players cant play in italy or spain because they always fopp.
Jack Wilshere is a fantastic young wonderkid, no wonder Inter Milan interested to sign him.
It’s not like Young Guns to run with a ridiculous story such as this… back to the normal top draw reporting please guys!!!
jack is my second cousin an i know for a fact theres more chance of him giving up football to become a dustman than there is of him joining inter so its safe to say he aint goin no where so jog on mourinho u over rated toss bag.
an also to who ever said hope he keeps his dad as his agent his he has the same agent as aaron lennon
This is one big smokescreen to sign the only player Jose really wants for Internazionale, Mr. Fat Frank Lampard. Mourinho would never throw down this kind of money for a youth product for the Italian league, however he would throw £15-20m for Chelsea’s little scorer though, I reckon.
Besides, if Inter really wants to play this game, we should sign their wunderkid Mario Balotelli (hah, now I would take him in a hot minute, even though Jack is fantastic)
the new liam brady, following the old liam brady to italy?