According to Turkish publication Karar (via Sport Witness), Galatasaray are interested in signing West Ham midfielder Jack Wilshere in this summer transfer window.

What's the word?

The 34-cap England international has had a disastrous spell at the London Stadium since joining on a free transfer back in the summer of 2018.

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Picking up a reported £100k-a-week wage packet, Wilshere has played just 18 times for the club, scoring only once and providing one assist.

Now, Karar claim that Turkish Super Lig giants Galatasaray are interested in ending his misery in the capital, but that they are set to request a detailed medical report before making any move, with the midfielder's fitness set to be a key issue.

GSB disaster

So West Ham's Wilshere nightmare may finally be over.

When they signed the former Arsenal man a couple of years ago, the Hammers' then director of football, Mario Husillos, declared: "Manuel (Pellegrini) and I identified him as a target as soon as we joined the club and we are delighted to have succeeded in securing Jack's signature above a number of other teams."

Sadly for everyone involved, it has been nothing short of a disaster. In the 114 weeks and 4 days he has been at the club, he's cost West Ham an eye-watering £11.4m.

When GSB gave their approval for the move, the capture of an England international who had played for a big six side like Arsenal and played Champions League football, would surely have been seen as a major coup.

Instead, Wilshere has been the ultimate symbol of the rank decision-making at board level, with style over substance being the key theme. Alarm bells should already have been ringing when West Ham proposed a move for the midfielder, with his injury history a huge stumbling block.

Instead, GSB chose to look past that and ignore the many number of legitimate footballing reasons as to why Wilshere was someone they needed to avoid. To then give him a mammoth wage to boot as well really showcased how badly the owners have got it wrong. If Galatasaray are genuinely keen on luring him to Turkey, then West Ham should bite their hands off.