Manchester City are growing increasingly impatient in their pursuit of Raheem Sterling and are ready to focus their attentions on nailing other targets.

Liverpool are likely to reject City's latest offer of £35million which includes an additional £5m in trophy-related add-ons.

City are understood to be reluctant to increase their offer, though could make one last bid to the tune of £40m straight cash with reduced add-ons - the maximum amount they are willing to pay for Sterling.

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Manchester City have bid for winger Raheem Sterling but Liverpool rejected the offer

Midfielder Jack Wilshere is now being lined up for a potential move to City to boost their English numbers

The midfielder scored two stunning goals during England's 3-2 win over Slovenia in Ljubljana

They need to bring in more English players and are preparing a move for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, as Sportsmail exclusively revealed earlier this year.

Arsenal are under no pressure to sell the England international and are hugely unlikely to entertain any offers.

However, a sizeable bid - in-excess of £50m - could force a rethink from the Gunners.

Englishmen Micah Richards and James Milner have both left City this summer, along with Frank Lampard, who joined sister club New York City.

That leaves goalkeepers Joe Hart and Richard Wright along with ex-Arsenal full back Gael Clichy as the three remaining homegrown players.

Sportsmail understands City's existing players have been told to expect a number of new faces in the squad next season and Wilshere's name has been mentioned.

They will also try to complete a move for Fulham's talented youngster Patrick Roberts and step up their interest in Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph.

City still have a strong interest in Paul Pogba and will accelerate their interest in the Juventus star in the coming days while Kevin de Bruyne at Wolfsburg remains a target.

Manuel Pellegrini knows he needs to strengthen this summer if they're to compete for the title

It is looking increasingly, though, that a move for France international Pogba will end in failure as European football's superpowers line up to take the midfielder.

As for Wilshere, whether Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will entertain the notion of allowing another one of his key men move to last season's Premier League runners-up is another matter.

The path from the Emirates to the Etihad has been well travelled in recent years with the likes of Samir Nasri, Gael Clichy and Emmanuel Adebayor making the switch.

The feeling in north London is that those days are now long gone, with the stadium paid for and the Gunners in a much better financial place.

Gael Clichy (left) and Samir Nasri both left the north London club to sign for their Premier League rivals

Wilshere's career at Arsenal has been hampered by injury and controversy.

Last summer he was pictured smoking at a Las Vegas pool party not long after England's disastrous World Cup showing and in May, as Arsenal paraded the FA Cup on an open-top bus, he launched into a foul-mouthed song taunting rivals Tottenham.

Last Sunday he put that behind him in his best performance for Roy Hodgson's England team, scoring twice in a 3-2 victory over Slovenia and excelling in a deep-lying role in midfield.

Meanwhile, City are not thought to be deterred by a video which emerged in The Sun on Thursday which showed Sterling dancing on a boat while clutching a balloon.