West Bromwich Albion will consider a bid for Burnley defender Ben Mee if they lose Jonny Evans in January.

Albion are making contingency plans for the likely departure of Evans next month and have identified Mee as a potential replacement.

A former Manchester City trainee, Mee has been a key figure in Burnley's impressive Premier League season and was on West Brom's radar in the summer.

Burnley are seventh in the table after an excellent start to the season under Sean Dyche and would be reluctant to sell the 28-year-old to a club set to be battling against relegation.

But Albion are expected to bank around £30m if Evans leaves the Hawthorns and Mee is high on the club's list of targets for January.