Libor Kozak has made 22 appearances for Aston Villa.
Steve Bruce has admitted to the Birmingham Mail that Libor Kozak needs to leave Aston Villa.
Kozak was brought to Villa back in 2013, but he has made just 22 first team appearances.
The 27-year-old has scored just four goals for the claret and blues, and Bruce admits that the former Lazio forward has endured a nightmare spell at Villa Park.
“Certainly Kozak needs to go and play somewhere. He’s been fit for the last four or five weeks. He scored twice in the under-23s at Stoke on Saturday,” Bruce said.
“To be fair to the boy, he’s just got himself back training and fit. It’s been a disaster and maybe a change of scenery for him is probably inevitable.”
Bruce already has a host of strikers to pick from at Villa, with the likes of Gabriel Agbonlahor, Rudy Gestede, Jonathan Kodjia and Ross McCormack all ahead of Kozak in the selection order.
Kozak could now be set to return to Italy in the January transfer window, after a disappointing time in English football.
Kozak recently hinted that he would be interested in moving back to Lazio, but it is not known whether the Italian club have any interest in bringing him back.
Kozak has made just two appearances so far this campaign, with both his opportunities coming back in August while Roberto Di Matteo was in charge.
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