Aston Villa face competition from Bayern Munich, Newcastle, Spurs & Liverpool for Bundesliga midfielder

Aston Villa are among a number of clubs preparing to make a move for RB Leipzig’s standout midfielder, Konrad Laimer.

That’s according to journalist Ekrem Konur who states that the claret and blue are ‘planning’ to make a ‘€20million offer’ for the Austrian as Steven Gerrard looks to bolster his midfield.

Villa won’t be alone in their pursuit for Laimer, though, with Bayern Munich reportedly leading the race for his signature whilst fellow Premier League rivals Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are also supposedly very keen on the Leipzig man.

Newcastle United have shown previous interest prior to the transfer window opening and with their new found cash-stack, there’s always the opportunity for them to come back in, too.

Whoever lands Laimer wil be landing an incredibly talented footballer with bags of European, international and top-level domestic experience.

He certainly fits the mould of the type of player Gerrard is trying to attract at Villa Park but whether he will be able to see off interest from such elite competition is another thing altogether.

Here’s everything you need to know about the man attracting said interest.

Who is Konrad Laimer?

Laimer is an Austrian professional footballer that currently plays his trade for RB Leipzig of the German Bundesliga.

He started his professional career with FC Liefering in his homeland before moving to RB Salzburg where he won his first of three league titles.

In 2017 he moved to Salzburg’s sister club Leipzig in Germany where he has remained since, making 160 appearances to date.

He made his debut for the Austrian national team in 2019 and has since gone on to make 24 appearances for them, finding the net twice.

How old is Konrad Laimer?

Born 27th May 1997, Laimer is 25-years-old.

What position does Konrad Laimer play?

Laimer is predominantly a central midfielder though his versatility has shone throughout the years and is one of the reasons why he has become such a highly sought after player.

The 25-year-old has been deployed as a holding midfielder, a right-back, a right-midfielder and a left-midfielder to date.

In 241 professional appearances, 138 of those have been as a traditional central midfielder, with his next favoured position being a defensive midfielder with 45.

Konrad Laimer statistics & honours

In those aforementioned 241 career appearances, Laimer has found the net 19 times whilst providing 28 assists.

Most have those have come in his favoured position of central midfield with 15 and 20 respectively.

He won the league every year in his three years in Austria whilst also picking up three Austrian Cups.

In 2020-21 he was a DFB-Pokal winner with Leipzig and most recently was named in the Europa League team of the season in 2021-22.