Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshire poised to sign new deal After a week in which serious questions have been raised over whether Arsène Wenger should continue as Arsenal manager, and over the direction of the club, the 20-year-old England international said he remained fully committed. Wilshere added that negotiations over a new £80,000-a-week deal had progressed smoothly. "I'm talking to the club and I probably will be committing my future to the club in the next couple of weeks," he said. The team are going through a bad spell but that's like any team. We can get back to being the force we were. Wilshere's commitment will be a relief to Arsenal supporters, especially as Theo Walcott appears likely to leave, possibly as early as January, after discussion over a new deal broke down. The winger is in the final year of his contract. Chelsea have emerged as favourites to sign Walcott, who has also been discussed by the Manchester clubs and Liverpool, while right-back Bacary Sagna also appears poised to quit the club next summer after his talks stalled. Arsenal's second-largest shareholder, Alisher Usmanov, is pushing for change in the club's boardroom. However, both the Moscow-based billionaire and the board remain fully behind Wenger, who has 18 months left on his contract. There are hopes that Wenger might spend heavily in the January transfer window to boost his squad. A experienced goalkeeper and a striker are priorities although no deal is close. Should Wenger eventually step down, then Carlo Ancelotti is understood to be interested in succeeding him. The Paris St-Germain coach has been also under pressure himself at his club, though that has alleviated in recent weeks with improved results. Ancelotti is a huge admirer of Arsenal. After being sacked by Chelsea in May 2011, he frequently watched Wenger's side the following season before he joined PSG and would like eventually to move back to London.