Roy Hodgson will select Jack Wilshere in his 23-man England squad for Euro 2016 this week, in the hope that the Arsenal midfielder can prove his fitness in the three pre-championship friendlies, despite having played just six minutes of first team action so far this season.

Wilshere, 24, made a substitute’s appearance against Sunderland on 24 April, but remained on the bench in the 1-0 win over Norwich City last weekend. He had surgery on his left fibula in September and it has been a long road back for the midfielder who was also missing with injury for most of the final three months of the season in the build up to the World Cup finals two years ago.