Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is interesting West Ham United.

The Mirror says Howe, currently challenging for automatic promotion to the Premier League, is highly regarded at Upton Park, where the Irons are considering their options.

Current West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to even open talks over a new deal.

Should he secure promotion from the Championship, the 37-year-old will have taken Bournemouth from the bottom four of the Football League in 2008 to the promised land of the Premier League.