West Ham and Crystal Palace eye £20m-rated Championship ace

London rivals West Ham and Crystal Palace will lock horns for Blackburn star Bradley Dack in January, claims The Sun.

Dack, who was born in the capital, has taken to the Championship like duck to water this season and his impressive displays have put Premier League sides on red alert.

Blackburn signed Dack from Gillingham in the summer of 2017 in a deal worth less than £1m and the 24-year-old helped fire the Rovers to promotion from League One in his first season.

Dack, who was named in the PFA Team of the Year for League One last season, has made a seamless transition to life in the Championship and is now valued at £20m.

West Ham and Palace are both keen to bolster their offensive options in January and have earmarked Dack as a top transfer target, though Blackburn will be reluctant to lose arguably their best player midway through the season.

Dack has scored nine goals and provided three assists in 17 Championship appearances this season, at least two more than any other team-mate.