Jack Wilshere set to follow in Wayne Rooney’s footsteps with ex-Arsenal star on shortlist to land Plymouth job
JACK WILSHERE is a frontrunner to land the Plymouth job.
The former England midfielder, who was caretaker boss at Norwich for the final two games of the season, is set to have talks with the club this summer.
The Pilgrims are looking for a new boss after Miron Muslic left to join Schalke.
Former Huddersfield manager David Wagner and ex-Bolton manager Ian Evatt are also in the frame.
Wilshere, 32, is likely to take the job if it is offered by Plymouth, who suffered relegation to League One despite an upturn in results under Muslic.
But the club could not recover after a poor run under Wilshere’s former England team-mate Wayne Rooney who endured a torrid seven months in the south-west before being axed on December 31.
Ex-midfielder Wilshere was Under-18s boss at Arsenal before being appointed as Norwich’s first team coach in October.
He took over as interim manager at Carrow Road after the sacking of Johannes Hoff Thorup.
Wilshere wanted the job on a permanent basis but left the club after being told he would not get it.
The Canaries are due to announce Bristol City’s Liam Manning as their new manager this week.
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Plymouth were left angry after Muslic “broke promises” in quitting to join Schalke.
Shortly prior to his exit, a bitter club statement read: “Argyle can confirm that we have reluctantly allowed Head Coach Miron Muslic to open talks with a 2. Bundesliga side after he expressed his desire to speak with the German team and not return to England.
“Despite regular communication since the end of the season, and no mention of any issues, Miron has now made it clear that, after extended periods away from his family, this opportunity provides him the chance to be closer to them after four years on the road.
“We are frustrated by this decision, having implemented clear structures, processes and personnel to aid Miron and his coaching staff as we look to return to the Sky Bet Championship at the earliest opportunity.
“Not only that, the club have also moved quickly to bring in new signings and received repeated verbal promises from Miron that he was committed to Argyle and would do everything to help the club bounce back to the second tier.
“Muslic joined the Greens in January 2025, on a three-and-a-half-year contract, after a period out of the game having departed Cercle Brugge.
“He will now leave Argyle just four months into that long-term commitment.”