Arsenal star midfielder Wilshere set to leave the club in summer

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London, March 2: Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere looks to be ready to quit the north London club in the summer unless the club make him a significantly improved contract offer.

English media claim that Wilshere’s camp and the club are miles apart in talks despite Gunners boss Arsene Wenger claiming they are progressing well.

There is very little chance of the disillusioned midfielder signing the offer which is currently on the table.

Wilshere has been stunned by the Gunners’ insistence that he must take a massive 25 per cent cut to his current salary of £120,000 a week if he is going to stay at the Emirates.

Mesut Ozil, 29, received a £200,000-a-week pay rise when he signed his new contract last month.

And new signings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are both earning more than double what Wilshere has been offered.

These are enough reasons for the English playmaker to be angry with the Emirates bosses and it is being reported that he has made up his mind of leaving the Gunners if he is not offered a much improved contract.

Wenger said this week: “I want Jack to sign very quickly and I am happy to find the pen for him. Talks are progressing but the decision belongs to him and we have to respect that.

“Our desire has been clearly expressed and numbered and, after that, the player has to find satisfaction as well.”

Fans’ favourite Wilshere is particularly hurt by Arsenal’s stance because he worked hard to prove his fitness after suffering serious injury problems in the past.

He was even ordered to undergo a full medical by the club before they would make him a new offer, a test which he has easily passed.

Wilshere completed his 20th match of the season during Sunday’s Carabao Cup final and has missed only one game through injury this campaign.

Despite so much improvement, Arsenal seems to be unsure of their number ten's fitness levels which has frustrated the 26-year-old.

Wilshere is now able to talk to clubs across Europe with other Premier League sides certain to be monitoring the situation.