Wilshere Insists He's No Smoker

[Folami David]

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere insisted on Friday he was not a smoker after being photographed with a cigarette and receiving a rebuke for his conduct from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.
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Wilshere was photographed smoking a cigarette outside a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday morning as players relaxed following their Champions League victory at home to Italian side Napoli on Tuesday.
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Arsenal, the current Premier League leaders, travel to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday and Wenger said Friday he intended to make his feelings known to the 21-year-old Wilshere before that match.
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But a spokesman for Wilshere was adamant the England international was taking part in a "prank" where he agreed to hold the cigarette as part of a "dare", stressing he was "utterly committed to fitness and a healthy lifestyle".