Disaster for Arsenal and England as midfielder Wilshere is ruled out for the season



Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere looks almost certain to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious injury setback.



Wilshere has picked up a fresh stress fracture to his right ankle during his bid to make a comeback.



The 20-year-old is now very doubtful for England’s Euro 2012 campaign as he is unlikely to feature at all for his club this season.

On Twitter: 'I can confirm I have a stress fracture but it is not in the same area as my first injury which has healed very which I am happy about.



Setback: Jack Wilshere is set to spend more time on the sidelines

'I have developed a stress fracture in the Heal now and I don't want to put any time scale on it as I do not know how long it will take.



'I will update you more in a couple of weeks when I know more!'

Wilshere has missed the entire campaign to date with his original fracture, which needed surgery.

He was expected to return this month but broke down in training last week.



Wilshere has since had a series of scans to determine the extent of the injury and the results indicate he has suffered another stress fracture in the same ankle.

Blow: Wilshere's problems affect both Arsene Wenger (left) and Fabio Capello



Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hoped to have him back this month as he made promising progress with rehabilitation plan.

Sportsmail revealed on Saturday how Wilshere would not return until April at the earliest, but Wenger wanted to have the injury thoroughly examined before making a decision.



The news is also a massive blow to Fabio Capello, who wanted Wilshere as a key component of his plans for Euro 2012 glory this summer.



Even if he is fit enough to return before the end of the season, Wenger may decide not to play the youngster this season in a bid to ensure his fitness ahead of next season.

