'If you are loyal, it means you are a real man' - Wilshere to Fabregas and Nasri

Jack Wilshere has urged Arsenal stars Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to be loyal to the club and remain at the Emirates Stadium this summer.

Fabregas has not joined his team in pre-season training in Kualar Lumpar due to a muscle injury, while speculation surrounding his long-touted return to Barcelona continues to mount.

Nasri, meanwhile, has been linked with Manchester City, while Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ruled his own club out of the running on Monday, suggesting the France international may have already agreed to move elsewhere.

But Wilshere is hopeful both will turn down the chance to walk away from the club after another season without a trophy, as Fabregas did last season following advances from the Catalan giants.

“If you are loyal, it means you are a real man,” Wilshere was quoted as saying by the Telegraph. “We have got loyalty at Arsenal and players have shown that in the past. Cesc showed that last year and hopefully a few more players will show it this year.

“Loyalty is a big part of football and it shows if you are a real man or not. There have been a few players who have shown Arsenal great loyalty and hopefully we will get a few more like that.”

“We need to keep our big players,” Wilshere added. “If you look at Tottenham, they are fighting to keep [Luka] Modric. It’s the same for any team — you have to keep your best players. We have to keep ours if we want to win things.

“Robin [Van Persie] has said we would be devastated if we lose Cesc. It’s the same for me. He has been a role model for me and he is the player I want to aspire to.”

But Wilshere has taken to Twitter to deny suggestions that he was telling Fabregas to "man up", insisting the Gunners skipper has been a "great role model" for him.

He wrote: “Have not read any papers but just so we get it right i actually said 'cesc showed he is a real man by staying and being loyal last season'..

“'And hopefully we can have a few more players like that'..…

“I also said he has been a great role model for me! So why would i tell him to 'man up'!? Get it correct please…”

Wilshere also says he is happy at Arsenal despite the club's trophy drought, and has set his sights on winning silverware with the club this season.

“I am happy at Arsenal at the minute,” he said. “I have been here since I was nine. In those 10 years, I have been really happy. I have had a few problems in the past but Arsenal have always looked after me. We have spoken about it and they helped me get over it.

“I am still young. I like to enjoy my life but my life is at Arsenal. Football is my life. It would mean everything to win a trophy this season.”