Arsenal FC: Why Arsenal Have to Fight to Keep Jack Wilshere at the Emirates

Young PFA Player Of The Year. PFA Team Of The Year.

It'd be enough to just end the article at those two lines alone, and people would understand how talented this youngster is, but truth be told, there are so very few young first team players in the world that are as talented and important to their team as Jack Wilshere is to Arsenal.

Born on January 1st, 1992, Wilshere is one of the most talented players in the EPL at the moment, despite the fact that he's only 19 years of age.

Wilshere has been considered the future of England by many and Fabio Capello himself has stated many times the importance of Wilshere for England in the future. Capello even went on to say that Wilshere is the best young player in the world at the moment, citing that Wilshere had more leadership qualities than Maldini, Baresi and Raul had when they were his age.

Ever since the start of the current season, Wilshere was a regular for Arsenal, he made remarkable progress during the course of the campaign, where he improved his tackling and heading ability, and even started playing as a deep-lying central midfielder, adding a completely new dimension to his game.

Wilshere was eventually taken as part of the England squad and made his debut against Hungary, becoming the 10th youngest player ever to represent England (Arsenal's Theo Walcott holds the record for youngest ever at the age of 17 years and 75 days old). Wilshere later made his first full debut for the National team against Denmark, where he wore the No. 4 shirt that is usually worn by the then injured England captain, Gerrard.

But perhaps Wilshere's finest hour wasn't when he made his debut for England, but when Arsenal faced Barcelona in the Champions League at the Emirates Stadium.

Wilshere was named the man of the match, was even more clinical than Iniesta and Xavi in the home leg and was crucial to Arsenal winning on the night. When Fabregas was asked about Wilshere, the Arsenal captain said that Wilshere was "Spanish technique, English heart." Arsene Wenger agreed with Fabregas' assessment of the young Englishman.

Wilshere was tremendous over the course of the campaign and became linked with Manchester City. The Arsenal youngster released a statement via Twitter, "I don't kiss the badge and then leave," and went on to stress that he dreams of helping Arsenal win silverware.

Despite being at the young age of 19, Wilshere has actually been an Arsenal player for an entire decade, meaning he's been an Arsenal player for longer period of time than RVP, Fabregas and even Jens Lehmann. His commitment to the Arsenal cause is there for all to see and his love for the club is assuring.

Wilshere is the perfect Arsenal player—he has the Arsenal DNA in him, a youth academy player, and is a die-hard Arsenal fan.

It's impossible to imagine him playing anywhere other than Arsenal and he will be crucial to both club and country in the upcoming years. The England youngster is considered the future of Arsenal and England, and as it stands, the future is very bright.