Football Paper Round: All Jack Wilshere's reasons for joining Bournemouth

Wilshere's friend convinced him to sign

Wondering what made Jack Wilshere choose Bournemouth over Milan? Wonder no longer. The Daily Star report that it was the influence of his good pal Benik Afobe that made up his mind to head to Dorset for the season.

 

Wilshere's new manager convinced him to sign

Hang on, what's this? It's the i, claiming that it was Eddie Howe's keenness that impressed Wilshere so much he put pen to paper for Bournemouth.

Woodward: Rooney's retirement talk is "muddy thinking"

Sir Clive Woodward has taken the opportunity to use his column in the Daily Mail to condemn Wayne Rooney for such a premature retirement announcement and for his limelight-hogging. Sir Clive added that with such a long lead-in to Rooney's proposed international retirement date, that puts pressure on England manager Sam Allardyce to select his captain from now until then - regardless of form.