AFC Bournemouth attacker Benik Afobe has stated that enjoying football once again is the most important thing for teammate Jack Wilshere.

Following two injury-hit seasons at Arsenal, Wilshere made a surprise move to Bournemouth on a season-long loan deal this summer and the midfielder seems to have returned to his best during his time at the Vitality Stadium so far.

Bournemouth's Afobe is one of Wilshere's closest mates from their time together at Arsenal and the striker has stated that the England international is enjoying his football once again following a couple of difficult years.

Afobe said: "Since we were young when you start no one forces you, you just play because you enjoy it.

"To get that enjoyment back is the main thing for every footballer.

"Once you get your confidence again you want to be playing week in week out, you want the games to be coming every two or three days and I think that is how he feels at the moment. He is working hard every day, he is a top professional, and he has brought some life into the squad.

"Not just on the pitch but on the training ground he is quite loud and quite funny and it shows how far Bournemouth have come bringing these sort of player to the club and hopefully we can keep progressing and getting better."