Cesc Fabregas warns Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere of burn-out before potential participation in summer under-21 tournament

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Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has warned team-mate Jack Wilshere of the dangers of playing too much football at a young age as the starlet contemplates representing England at the European Under-21 Championships in Denmark this summer.

Fabregas took to his Twitter page to express his pride at appearing over 200 times for the Gunners whilst earning major international honours at the tender age of 23, but his tweet also packed a warning for Wilshere.

Fabregas tweeted: “At 23 I’m very proud to achieve that but is also dangerous at this age to play that much. Telling u Jack.”

Wilshere declared today that he wishes to take part in proceedings in Denmark but the youngster looks set to be at the heart of a club versus country battle.

“It will only be good for my career,” said Wilshere. “If you look at the Germans, they won the Under-21 tournament and the following year they went to the World Cup and did well.

“It is important to start winning international tournaments early and get it into you and hopefully you can take it onto the world stage.

“It is up to the manager, but I want to play. Stuart Pearce, Fabio Capello and Arsene Wenger will talk about it and see what is best for me.”

England manager Fabio Capello and Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce are keen for the youngster to bolster England’s chances whilst Gunners’ boss Arsene Wenger is understood to want to protect the 19-year-old.