Paper Round: Jack Wilshere to swap Arsenal for Manchester City

Manchester City to move for £30 million Wilshere - Manchester City still want Jack Wilshere, even after Arsene Wenger told teams that Arsenal have no interest in selling - and the England midfielder could be keen on the move. The Mirror believe that the Citizens are going to make a hard run at Wilshere, especially after Jordan Henderson signed a new contract with Liverpool that ended their pursuit of the midfielder. They know they need a midfielder and have raided Arsenal before so Wilshere is squarely in their sights. The paper believes that Wilshere could be ready to move on from Arsenal and make a big-money switch to Manchester for a fresh start.

Paper Round's view - Manchester City want to both rebuild their midfield and add a few young English players to their squad. Wilshere accomplishes both. But prying him from Arsenal won't be easy. They've taken players the Gunners wanted to keep before, but they had to overpay for them. A fee of £30m would be a lot of money for Wilshere, and it might take even more than that to land him, but City desperately need to bolster their midfield and this move could be a crowd pleaser. Arsenal may finish above City this season, but Wilshere has not enjoyed the best few seasons in London and a move may do him some good.

Real Madrid could offer Chelsea a Bale/Hazard swap - Real Madrid aren't going to give up on signing Eden Hazard. In fact, The Sun say that the Merengues have been discussing a deal with Chelsea and are considering offering Bale to the Blues in a straight swap for the Belgian. Jose Mourinho said that Hazard would cost £200m, but Real Madrid are still trying to find a way to make a deal work.

Paper Round's view - When Mourinho said that Hazard would cost £200m, it was his way of telling teams 'there's no way we're selling him'. And while Bale is a very good player who would certainly interest Chelsea, the Blues still aren't selling Hazard. When was the last time a swap of this magnitude was done? Exactly, because deals like this don't happen.

Arsenal set to move for Pedro - Arsenal are going to make Pedro a priority this summer and plan to submit a £24m bid to Barcelona for the winger, according to The Express. The Gunners saw the way Chelsea stonewalled their attack and are ready to make changes to break down the best defences around. Arsenal asked about Pedro last year, but the winger is ready to leave now that he's not starting at Barcelona and the Gunners will pounce.

Paper Round's view - It seems increasingly unlikely that Pedro will stay at Barcelona. With Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, there just isn't much room for him. There is room at Arsenal, where they could use his darting runs. He will almost assuredly be the Gunners' top priority this summer, but several clubs will probably join the mix so wrapping up the deal won't be easy.

Aston Villa want Bamford - Patrick Bamford has scored 19 goals for Middlesbrough this season and was named Championship Player of the Year. Naturally, several clubs want the striker, and that list now includes Aston Villa. The Mail believe that Tim Sherwood's team will make a run at the 21-year-old, who has been on loan from Chelsea. The Blues are willing to let him go out on loan again, so he is available, and Villa want him whether or not Christian Benteke is sold.

Paper Round's view - Sherwood clearly wants to be aggressive this summer and he's always liked younger players. But he likes to develop younger players and see them grow, which he wouldn't be entirely capable of doing because he would only be at the club on loan. Still, taking Bamford on would be a cheap way for Villa to add a talented striker and that is right up their alley so expect them to be in the mix for the player.

Bebe back to England - Bebe could be on his way back to England, with The Star saying that Reading are interested in the striker. This is the same Bebe who Man United bought for £7.5m despite Sir Alex Ferguson admitting that he had never see him play. His time at Old Trafford didn't last long, nor did his ensuing time at Benfica, and he's scoreless in 16 matches for Cordoba.

Paper Round's view - It would be awesome to see Bebe return to England. But it would be just as good to see him succeed somewhere else. Given that he hasn't been able to do that at Cordoba, it's tough to imagine Reading being interested.