Jhon Duran joined Saudi Professional League membership Al-Nassr in a big-money transfer from Aston Villa on Friday.
The deal is value €77 million plus add-ons, in line with switch insider Fabrizio Romano.
Duran dietary supplements an assault that already options Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, and former FC Porto playmaker Otavio. The squad additionally options Aymeric Laporte, Marcelo Brozovic, and Mohamed Simakan. Stefano Pioli, who led AC Milan to the Serie A title in 2022, is the workforce’s head coach.
A quantity that carries historical past and glory at AlNassr 🌟The enduring No. 9 is again! 🔥#DuránIsYellow pic.twitter.com/PTyvfllhTS
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) January 31, 2025
Al-Nassr’s seize of Duran is predicted to finish their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface, The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported Wednesday. Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso mentioned Monday that the Nigerian striker was in talks to depart the membership throughout the January switch window amid experiences of an Al-Nassr bid exceeding €50 million.
Duran’s swap from England to the Center East may enhance Aston Villa’s dedication to retain fellow striker Ollie Watkins. The Englishman was the topic of a reported £60-million bid from Arsenal that Villa rejected Tuesday. Villa boss Unai Emery has since insisted that Watkins needs to stay on the membership.
Colombian marksman Duran has 12 objectives over 29 Villa appearances in all competitions this season however began solely seven of these matches. His general Premier League report stands at 12 objectives over 55 outings.
He price the English membership as much as £17.75 million to signal from Main League Soccer’s Chicago Hearth in January 2023.
