Aston Villa ‘are still in the chase' for £26million man
Villa are still in the hunt to sign Maximilian Beier with the Hoffenheim striker set to make a decision on his future soon amid growing competition from Borussia Dortmund, according to reportss in Germany, Villa and Chelsea both made offers for the 21-year-old last week.
Beier, who has a £26million release clause, has also attracted interest from Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen.
Now, Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund are pushing to sign the Germany international as a replacement for Niclas Fullkrug following his departure to West Ham. German correspondent Florian Plettenberg added that Die Borussen want to complete a deal as soon as possible with newly-appointed boss Nuri Sahin keen to get him through the door.
Beier scored 16 times in 35 appearances during his breakthrough season in the Bundesliga last term.
He has also been capped twice by Germany after making his debut in a friendly match against Ukraine in June.
