MANCHESTER CITY are considering another high-profile raid on Arsenal by moving for the England midfielder Jack Wilshere.With the Premier League champions’ campaign in danger of ending without silverware, City are preparing to rebuild their squad with a particular focus on players developed by English clubs.

While helping City reach the number of domestically trained players needed for Premier League and Champions League squad regulations, the 23-year-old Wilshere would lower the average age of a group containing a large number of players in their late 20s or early 30s.

Both leagues limit competing clubs to a maximum of 17 players above the age of 21 who have not spent at least 36 months of their development training in a home association. The respective regulations have limited