Chelsea could get asking price down

June 17, 2024Ligue 1

Chelsea could reportedly be able to get Aston Villa’s £40million asking price for Jhon Duran down, according to transfer news expert Ben Jacobs in his column for Si Phillips Talks Chelsea.

The talented young Colombian forward has shown glimpses of real promise during his time at Villa, but it seems that Chelsea are, perhaps wisely, not keen to pay over the odds for this relatively young and inexperienced player.

According to Jacobs, though, one factor in their favour could be that Duran is not in the plans of Villa manager Unai Emery, so it might be easier to persuade the club to part ways with him for lower than their current asking price.

Duran certainly doesn’t quite seem like a £40m player right now, even if he would be a worthwhile investment in the future for something closer to £30m.

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Villa, however, won’t want to be pushed around on this, so it will be interesting to see what kind of agreement the two clubs can come to, or if CFC simply decide to move on to other targets.

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Chelsea fans will surely agree that splashing out as much as £40m on someone without much Premier League experience seems very risky, with Duran not necessarily looking like someone who’d be a significant upgrade on Nicolas Jackson.