Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says they intend to offer Jack Wilshere a new deal.

The Frenchman revealed on Friday morning that he will push for an extension to Wilshere's contract in the new year, with his current agreement set to expire in 2018.

Wilshere, 24, is currently on loan at Bournemouth.

Asked if he would be offering the extension because he believes in Wilshere's ability to establish himself with the Gunners, Wenger replied: "Yes, not to protect our value.

"I let him go this season because we bought Granit Xhaka, we have Mohamed Elneny, Aaron Ramsey, and I thought if he doesn't play regularly and wasn't fit enough to be in the position to start games...so I let him go.

"After, we see how he goes at the end of the season. If Jack comes back to his right level he will play for us.

"My feeling is I want him back. He always said he is an Arsenal man. If you only think about yourself then you go where you like to be. The word 'loyalty' isn't even the right word. He always said he was an Arsenal man."

When questioned why Wilshere was not handed a longer deal before his temporary move to Bournemouth, Wenger added: "It was a human case, more than a calculated financial case.

"He's been educated here since he was eight or nine years old, he has gone for years through difficult periods where he didn't play and you look at the number of games he played in the last two years before he left us...

"I felt honestly a guy who has been educated here has another season where he doesn't play because I don't give him the chance, because I have some players who are fitter than him, it would be unfair. It was not a mathematical decision."