Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers are among the clubs monitoring developments with Dundee striker Kane Hemmings.

The 24-year-old has a £250,000 buy-out clause in his contract and has also been followed by Derby, Blackburn and Bolton this season.

Hemmings, who hails from Burton upon Trent, has scored 25 goals for Scottish Premiership side Dundee and is in the running for Scotland's PFA player of the year awards.

Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers are among the clubs monitoring Dundee striker Kane Hemmings

Hemmings has a £250,000 buy-out clause in his contract and has also been followed by Derby

Both sides are preparing for a season in the Championship, with QPR failing to launch a successful return to the Premier League and Aston Villa dropping out of the top flight.

Championship side QPR earned one too many draws this season as their bid for promotion stuttered with manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink now looking for some extra in attack.

Villa on the other hand have only managed to find the back of the net 25 times this season with Rudy Gestede their top scorer with just five league goals.