FC Nuremberg midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake is being linked with Premier League club Aston Villa.

Goal.com Japan via Football-Station.net posted on Twitter that Villa are monitoring the 23-year old Japan international.

Kiyotake joined Nuremberg from Cerezo Osaka in the summer of 2012 and made 31 Bundesliga appearances for four goals in his debut season.

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