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title: "Celtic face competition for Kozak"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Aston Villa Transfer News"
published: "2015-12-21T19:25:21Z"
modified: "2015-12-21T19:25:21Z"
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# Celtic face competition for Kozak

Celtic are set to be matched in their pursuit to sign Aston Villa’s out of favour striker Libor Kozak in January.

The [Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-face-battle-aston-villa-7051834) report that Polish outfit Piast Gliwice are prepared to battle the Scottish champions for Kozak’s services as both clubs look to bolster their attacking options when the winter transfer window comes around.

Kozak, who signed for Villa in a hefty £7 million deal in 2013, has found chances hard to come by in the last year due to injury setbacks and the now-departed presence of Christian Benteke during his time at Villa, however, Kozak will now seek pastures new as he attempts to revive his career.

Hoops manager Ronny Deila was in attendance for Aston Villa’s under-21 victory over Derby, as Kozak impressively netted a double in a 2-1 victory for the Villa young guns.

![David Rogers/Getty Images Sport](https://freshpress-production.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2015/12/482213012.jpg)

Piast, who currently lead the Polish first division, are also taking an interest in the 26-year-old Czech international.

A move for Kozak is extremely likely in January as he appears to be overlooked by manager Remi Garde, making the move an attractive one for both Celtic and Piast.