Report: Aston Villa and Swansea City target Ligue 1 striker Stephane Bahoken

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Strasbourg’s Stephane Bahoken wants to move to England with Aston Villa and Premier League duo Swansea and Stoke City keen.

Both Aston Villa and Swansea City will need more firepower in the summer transfer window.

Aston Villa have secured their place in the Championship’s play-off places but have lacked a prolific goalscorer due to the injury enforced absence of Jonathan Kodjia, with Scott Hogan and Keinan Davis netting just eight between them in 2017/18.

Meanwhile, no team in the Premier League has scored fewer goals this season than Swansea City’s 27. They are level with West Brom and Huddersfield Town as the top flight’s least lethal side and will lose Tammy Abraham when his loan from Chelsea comes to an end.

And according to France Football, both Aston Villa and Swansea have turned to Strasbourg striker Stephane Bahoken to add some more attacking thrust to their ranks.

The 25-year-old has scored six goals in 14 Ligue 1 starts this season, including one in the shock 2-1 win against PSG back in December. The Cameroonian is set to become a free agent this summer when his contract expires.

Intrestingly, this is not the first time Aston Villa have been lined with Bahoken, who made his Cameroon debut in a 3-1 win against Kuwait last month and spent a goalless loan spell at St Mirren in the 2013/14 season.

Sport.sfr claimed that Aston Villa wanted to sign Bahoken on loan until the end of the season back in January – but they will now get a second chance to snap him up.

France Football adds that the former Nice striker, who is also wanted by Stoke City, is keen on a move to England this summer.