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title: "Aston Villa target ex Bayern Munich forward"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2016/07/19/aston-villa-target-ex-bayern-munich-forward-2/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Lynch"
section: "Aston Villa Transfer News"
published: "2016-07-19T07:16:57Z"
modified: "2016-07-19T07:16:57Z"
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# Aston Villa target ex Bayern Munich forward

Aston Villa and Newcastle are both showing an interest in the ex-Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic according to reports in Germany.

The German newspaper, [Bild](https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/1860-muenchen/will-olic-46878822.bild.html) say that both Championship sides are eyeing up a move for the Croat to help in their ascent back to the Premier League but face a challenge with 1860 Munich circling also.

Olic most recently spent two years with Bundesliga side Hamburg where he only played 169 minutes of football last season, failing to score.![Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2016/07/475006806.jpg)

The 36-year-old has had a glittering career including being a Champions League runner-up twice with Bayern Munich, winning all German domestic cups and the Bundesliga crown.

His last most prolific spell came during his time at Wolfsburg where in the 2013/14 season when he found the net 14 times in 32 appearances. He hasn’t really found that form again, but his powerful presence is said to be a factor in Villa and Newcastle’s pursuit.