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West Ham are keeping tabs on Valencia midfielder Javi Fuego. The club's chief scout Martin Glover watched the 30-year-old defensive midfielder during Valencia's recent game with Rayo Vallecano. West Ham sent chief scout Martin Glover to Spain to watch Javi Fuego (left) in action for Valencia . Fuego has played in every game for Valencia but they are willing to listen to offers as they evaluate their own new signings following investment from billionaire Peter Lim. Manager Sam Allardyce is weighing up a new midfielder and centre-back to combat a combination of pending Africa Cup of Nations call-ups and Winston Reid's refusal to sign a new contract. Hammers scouts also watched  centre-back Nicolas N'Koulou play for Marseille on Sunday . The Hammers boss wants his squad to be able to maintain their momentum with a place in Europe a realistic possibility. Fuego can also play as a centre-back although is only 5ft 11ins tall and is valued around £4million. West Ham scouts watched Marseille centre-back Nicolas N'Koulou play against Metz on Sunday.