Brentford are lining up a loan deal for Watford striker Jerome Sinclair with Scott Hogan looking set for a possible exit in January.
Aston Villa and Reading are among the clubs interested in signing Hogan but Brentford would hold out for bids upwards of £7.5milllion.
Brentford are determined to recoup the kind of money Burnley had to pay for Andre Gray but are already making plans in case Hogan does leave, with Sinclair the prime target.
Hogan has scored 13 goals in 22 Championship games this season in a breakthrough campaign for Dean Smith's side, having been bought for £750,000 from Rochdale in 2014.