Winston Reid to Arsenal? Gunners target £4m West Ham defender in January transfer window

New Zealand defender's contract runs out at the end of the season

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (right) evades the challenge of Winston Reid on Sunday (GETTY IMAGES)

Arsenal are targeting £4m-rated West Ham centre-back Winston Reid in the January transfer window, according to reports.

The New Zealand international is out of contract at Upton Park at the end of the season.

The Daily Mail have reported that Arsenal have watched the 26-year-old in every game he has played since November.

Reid played against Arsenal yesterday in the Gunners' 2-1 win at the Hammers, and did not have the best of afternoons. He fouled Santi Cazorla to concede the penalty from which the Spaniard opened the scoring.

One player who looks to be on his way out of the Emirates is Lukas Podolski, he will reportedly join Inter Milan on a season-long loan after Arsenal's match against Southampton on New Year's Day.