Aston Villa encouraged to bid for Bayern Munich's Borowski

Aston Villa are set to move for £5 million Bayern Munich midfielder Tim Borowski.

The Daily Mail says Villa manager Martin O'Neill is believed to be considering a £5m move for Bayern Munich's powerful 29-year old, and Allianz Arena insiders insist that would be more than enough to prise him away.

New Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal is keen to stamp his mark on the Bundesliga side, after officially taking over earlier this week, and is prepared to sacrifice Borowski to add to his transfer budget.