Arsenal ace Wilshere calls in cops over Twitter cocaine claim

Jack Wilshere has called in the police and closed his Twitter account after internet trolls claimed he had tested positive for cocaine.

Wilshere has been out with an ankle injury since last summer but it was suggested last week his absence from Arsenal and England was down to a failed drugs test.

The 20-year-old’s partner Lauren Neal has also closed her account on the social networking site.

Sidelines: Jack Wilshere (left) has been out of action for almost a year

A friend of midfielder Wilshere told The Sun: ‘Someone is spreading hateful lies and he and Lauren have decided enough is enough.

‘Most of the abuse was the kind of stuff he hears on the terraces. But it has got more personal.

‘The stuff about the drug test was the final straw — he would never take drugs. ‘It’s upsetting that someone can be so vile.’

The claims were tweeted from two accounts and Wilshere, who has spoken to police but not made a formal complaint, has kept the messages and is ready to hand them over.

