West Ham are monitoring Fulham's towering defender Dan Burn.

The 22-year-old caught the eye with some bright performances last season despite Fulham's relegation from the Premier League and has continued to develop in the Championship.

West Ham target Burn may be allowed to leave for around £4million in January

The 6ft 7ins defender, signed from non-League Darlington for £350,000 in 2011, has impressed Sam Allardyce's scouts and they are considering a January move especially as the future of Winston Reid remains unresolved.

Burn may be allowed to leave for around £4million with Fulham pondering a loan deal for West Bromwich Albion's Chris Baird.

West Ham boss Allardyce is reluctant to lose Reid in January despite the player seemingly unlikely to sign a new contract but it makes financial sense to listen to decent offers.

Towering defender Dan Burn has impressed Sam Allardyce's scouts

West Ham also posted scouts at Austria's game against Russia on Saturday to watch Aleksandar Dragovic.

The highly-rated Dynamo Kiev centre-back is keen to leave Ukraine and has been watched by Chelsea, Arsenal and Juventus following his move from FC Basle last year.

Kiev would want around £8million though, at 23, Dragovic is tipped to develop into an even better player.