I AM 80% FIT- WILSHERE

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is
aiming to step up his pre-season
preparations after revealing he is 80 per
cent fit.
The 21-year-old saw another campaign
plagued by injury last term as he made
20 Premier League starts before
undergoing minor ankle surgery in May
to remove a pin inserted during
previous surgery.
However, Wilshere's build-up to the new season is proving much more positive,
having featured in three of the matches on the club's recent tour of Asia, and he is
pleased with how he is progressing.
"I felt better and better every game. It's difficult with the conditions. You struggle to
catch your breath," he told the club's official website.
"The performances have got better every game and the opposition have got harder
every game so it's good preparation.
"We've got the Emirates Cup coming up now and then Man City (in Helsinki) and then
the season starts so we're going to be flying.
"I'm probably 80% fit. We've got a couple more tests and then we'll be ready."
The England international will hope to feature heavily in this weekend's Emirates Cup,
which returns after a year out due to the Olympics, and will see the London club take
on Napoli and Galatasaray.
FC Porto will also take part in the annual tournament that is held at Arsenal's 60,432
capacity stadium and brings in over 100,000 people over the course of the two-day
event.
Arsenal, who have won the competition three times previously, will open the
competition against Serie A side Napoli on Saturday, who may showcase new signing
Gonzalo Higuain, a player the former Premier League champions reportedly had an
interest in before he moved to Italy from Real Madrid.