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title: "City to bid for Wilshere"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Hamdani"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2015-06-17T22:09:03Z"
modified: "2015-06-17T22:09:03Z"
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# City to bid for Wilshere

According to reports in the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenals-jack-wilshere-next-transfer-5901497), Premier League runners up Manchester City are preparing a bid believed to be in the region of £30m for Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere.

The news comes after the club’s £40m bid for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling was thrown back at them.

Wilshere, who [was fined £40,000](https://readarsenal.com/2015/06/17/wilshere-fined-40000/) for an incident related to taunting Tottenham Hotspur, has been subject to interest from the Citizens for some time and it now appears that Manuel Pellegrini’s side are firming up their interest in the England international.

[![Shaun Botterill/Getty Images](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jwil1.jpg)](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jwil1.jpg)

It is likely that Arsene Wenger will reject the bid if it is made, with the Frenchman [claiming in April](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/09/arsenal-jack-wilshere-arsene-wenger): *“We are not in a position any more where we have to sell our best players.”*

For many years, Arsenal have had to sell the club’s stars to raise finances in order to pay off the Emirates Stadium and ensure Premier League stability, but with Wenger saying the club do not need to sell its best players, Arsenal supporters can rest assured that Wilshere will be at the club next season.