JACK WILSHERE is helping Arsenal’s summer signing with the difficult transition to North London – from Bolton!
Defender Rob Holding made his Premier League debut for the club on Sunday against Liverpool in the 4-3 defeat due Arsene Wenger’s injury crisis.
With captain Per Mertesacker and fellow centre-back Gabriel injured, the 20-year-old was thrown in the deep end and didn’t look out of place, despite having never even visited London before.
And Wilshere, who spent some formative time on loan at Bolton under current England boss Sam Allardyce, has revealed he is helping the “very northern” new boy settle in.
Wilshere told Arsenal.com: “He’s a good lad.
“He has come from somewhere I know quite well. I spent six months at Bolton and he has come from there, so we have got quite a lot in common.
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"That sums him up really [that he had never been to London]. He is very northern!
“He comes from the same area as Danny Welbeck so him and Danny have become quite close as well.
“He’s only 20 years old and he’s come down from Bolton on his own, so he has to get used to living in London. That’s why I have been talking to him, to help him settle.
“I think if you look on the pitch, he doesn’t look out of his comfort zone.
“He is a natural, he is confident on the ball and he wants to play and I think that is the Arsenal way. He is a great addition to the squad and one for the future as well."
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