Aston Villa have hiked up their asking worth for striker Jhon Duran following his beautiful purpose towards Bayern Munich.
After a troublesome first 18 months following his transfer from MLS facet Chicago Hearth, Duran has burst into life as an excellent sub this season, netting six objectives in 9 appearances throughout all competitions, regardless of solely a type of outings coming from the beginning.
Duran’s newest strike noticed him pull off an unimaginable lob from distance to beat Manuel Neuer, sealing a well-known 1-0 house win over six-time European champions Bayern Munich for Aston Villa.
“He’s been on fireplace and got here again with a unique mentality for this season,” Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez mentioned of Duran after Wednesday’s memorable Champions League win (by way of The Telegraph).
“He’s a super-sub and the primary time he’s touched the ball he’s lobbed among the finest goalkeepers in historical past.”
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Jhon Duran’s asking worth rockets after Bayern Munich purpose
Chelsea have been closely linked with Duran in latest months and CaughtOffside understands the Blues made enquiries concerning the Colombia worldwide earlier than he even left Chicago.
Nonetheless, if the Blues are to signal the 20-year-old anytime quickly, it’s going to price them way over the £18m Villa paid for him in January 2023 (per BBC Sport).
As reported by TEAMtalk, Villa’s asking worth for Duran has now rocketed throughout the area of £80-100m, with the Midlands membership reluctant to promote given his kind and the truth that first-choice striker Ollie Watkins has additionally been linked with a switch away over the previous 12 months.
The January window remains to be a way off, so for now, Duran should proceed to deal with making a distinction every time sees the pitch for Villa, leaving Unai Emery with little selection however to reward him with extra begins quickly.
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