Jack Wilshere leaves his role as head coach of Arsenal’s U18s side to join Norwich City in first-team coaching role; former England midfielder claimed the opportunity at the Canaries arrived at the “right time” to progress his coaching career; leaves door open for Emirates return
Former England midfielder Jack Wilshere has left his role in the Arsenal academy to join Norwich as first-team coach.
Wilshere, 32, returned to his former club in July 2022 as head coach of Arsenal’s U18s and guided them to the FA Youth Cup final, in which they lost to West Ham.
The move to Sky Bet Championship Norwich will see Wilshere work alongside Johannes Hoff Thorup’s backroom staff, with Narcis Pelach having left to take over as boss at Stoke last month.
“As everyone knows, Arsenal is and always will be part of who I am and the club means so much to me,” Wilshere, who came through the Gunners academy before making 197 senior appearances, said on the club website.
