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.