Manchester United are among a host of English clubs considering making an offer for Austria international Aleksandar Dragovic, with his club Dynamo Kiev prepared to accept a bid of around £13m to sell the central defender.

Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham have also sounded out the availibility of the 23-year-old, who signed a five-year contract in Ukraine when he joined from Swiss side Basel in 2013.

Dragovic has been watched by scouts from several other Premier League clubs this season but with United’s pursuit of Borussia Dortmund centre back Mat Hummels now likely to be delayed until the summer, he has emerged as their primary target.

Louis van Gaal is keen to add to his defensive options in this window with both Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans out injured and the Dutchman has been given encouragement that Dynamo would be willing to allow Dragovic to leave in this window.

His club have already rejected an offer of around £10m from Zenit St Petersburg, while Roma and Juventus have also registered their interest. However Dragovic, who is the son of Serbian parents and came through the ranks at Austria Vienna, would prefer to move to the Premier League.

