Blackburn Rovers face competition for Energie Cottbus striker Nils Petersen.

Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has made a personal check on Petersen in recent weeks as he considers the striker for the January market.

But TZ says Bayern Munich are also keen on Petersen.

Flagging Bayern see the young forward as a replacement for Mario Gomez.

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