West Ham United are readying a summer bid for Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson according to reports.

The Daily Mail suggests that the Hammers will offer £10million for the 23-year old right-back who has impressed on a season-long loan at Upton Park.

It is believed that Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is keen on Jenkinson but the Hammers will be quick to act first in making a bid for his services in order to ward off the curiosity of the Reds.

Jenkinson, who has made 26 Premier League appearances for Sam Allardyce this term, is likely to have fallen behind young Spaniard Hector Bellerin and Frenchman Mathieu Debuchy in the right-back pecking order at the Emirates.