CHERRIES are eyeing up a move for free agent Scott Dann, according to reports.

The centre-back is available having been released by Crystal Palace, following more than seven years at the south London club.

Both the Evening Standard and Football League World claim Scott Parker is keen to add Dann to his ranks, with suggestion he was also interested in the defender during his time as Fulham boss.

The Standard say Dann, 34, had been expected to agree a new deal with Patrick Vieira's Eagles, but is "now set to join a new club".

Liverpool-born Dann played 181 times for Palace, scoring 16 goals.

Earlier in his career, the defender played for the likes of Walsall, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers before moving to Selhurst Park.

He has proved a thorn in Cherries' side in the past, scoring four goals in eight appearances against the Dorset club.