Currently, the position held by the Gunners captain Thomas Vermaelen. If Vermaelen unable to perform, then the deputy is Mikel Arteta.
When Arsenal face West Ham United, a few days ago, Vermaelen injured and pulled out in the second round. Because Arteta was not in the field, then the captain's armband to Wilshere Were Left in the remaining time.
Wenger himself did not rule out going to make Wilshere as team captain someday. He said the 21-year-old midfielder did have the capability to be a team leader.
"I think he's going to be captain of this club. Yeah, of course," said Wenger Mirror quoted.
"First of all, because of the quality of the player. Secondly, commitment and desire to win., And also understanding of the game. He understands football very well and knows what to do on the pitch," he explained.
"Jack is someone who naturally do not feel afraid of anything on the field and that's usually a sign of a leader. He wants to win and show it to you," said Wenger.
"Of course he will be one of the leaders in this club. A leader is someone who does everything on the field to help his team win., And he did that," he said.
Furthermore, Wenger also supports Wilshere to become a leader in the national team level.
"The potential is there, of course. But I'm not the coach of the national team. You should ask that question to Roy Hodgson, who will be happy to talk about it," he said.
