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Jack Wilshere is ready to deliver a massive boost to club and country.

The operation to cure an ankle problem that has troubled the Arsenal and England star for two years has been a success.

He underwent the crucial surgery at the end of last season to replace screws in his ankle.

And Wilshere, will be ready for the start of ­Arsenal’s ­pre-season ­training on July 4.

The plan is to take the 21-year-old on the club’s pre-season tour to south-east Asia and he will then be ready for the start of the Premier League ­campaign in August.

The news will come as a huge relief to ­Arsenal ­manager Arsene Wenger and Roy ­Hodgson.

The England boss ­admits the national side have missed Wilshere’s creative presence and his return to full fitness would be a massive boost to

the faltering World Cup qualifying campaign.

Arsenal also need a fit and ­firing Wilshere to end their search for a major trophy – the last being the FA Cup in 2005.

Wenger – who has Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuain and Everton’s Marouane Fellaini as his primary summer ­transfer ­targets – knows there is unrest among the fans because of the lack of ­silverware.

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Arsenal face a tricky ­early qualifier in their bid to reach the group stages of the Champions League. Wenger will want Wilshere available for that clash.

England have four World Cup qualifiers in ­September and October – against Moldova, Montenegro, Ukraine and Poland.

Wilshere will have a ­critical part to play in those matches as England hope to reach next summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil.

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