5 Arsenal players who may leave the club in January

#3 Jack Wilshere

Wilshere has been in good form in the Europa League

From England's most promising midfielder at Arsenal to loan spell at Bournemouth at the age of 25, Jack Wilshere's entire career has been defined by injuries and it is still surprising how little he has impacted the Gunners since making his debut in 2008.

In ten full seasons in the Premier League, Wilshere has averaged 15 appearances per season. For a player of his potential and talent, that is shockingly low.

Last season, he was starting to show glimpses of his previous form with Bournemouth until a hairline fracture in April ruled him out for the rest of the season.

In spite of avoiding injuries so far this year, he has only four appearances in the league, having been unable to oust Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey in midfield.

Like Theo Walcott, he's been relegated to Europa League and League Cup duty.

At 25 years old, Wilshere is close to hitting his peak, and Wenger still highly values him, as his comments after the recent win against BATE showed.

A loan move makes the most sense for him right now. With Real Betis linked with a January move, he should try and get some regular game time in a top European league, and hopefully impress Wenger enough to get a run in the first team.

With England's central midfield options severely depleted, he might even be in with an outside chance to make it onto the plane to Russia.