Jack Wilshere fears that he will be one of the victims of Arsène Wenger staying at Arsenal after the manager signed a two-year contract with a pledge to trim the squad.

The England midfielder spent the past season on loan at Bournemouth after a series of injuries had limited his chances with Arsenal, but is again on the sidelines after suffering a hairline fracture of his left fibula against Tottenham Hotspur in April.

Wilshere will enter the final year of his contract next month and while Arsenal had planned to have talks to extend his deal there has been no agreement and the 25-year-old fears that he could be sold.

Gibbs, right, is among a dozen Arsenal players with one year left on their contracts STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS

Arsenal have 33 senior players and could sell nine of them this summer to cut