Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is targeting a January deal for West Ham United defender Winston Reid. The London Evening Standard says Wenger will move for West Ham contract rebel Reid next month.

The Gunners boss has targeted the New Zealand centre-half because he believes West Ham may be tempted to sell rather than lose Reid for nothing in the summer.

West Ham are desperately trying to get the 26-year-old to sign a new deal but Reid appears to have set his sights on a move away from Upton Park.

He wants £60,000-a-week and a £1m signing-on fee if he is a free agent in the summer with Liverpool also monitoring developments closely.

But Wenger wants to bolster his squad in January with a defender top of his wish list and Arsenal have watched Reid in every single game for the past two months.