West Ham have seen a membership document bid for Jhon Duran rejected

Jhon Duran of Aston Villa through the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Section MD7 coaching session at Bodymoor Heath coaching floor on January 20, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photograph by Dan Istitene/Getty Photographs)

West Ham have a long-held curiosity in Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran, however the Villains have just lately turned down a membership document bid of £57m bid from the East Londoners.

In accordance with The Telegraph (subscription required), Unai Emery and Monchi haven’t any curiosity in anyway in promoting their talismanic striker and, in any occasion, have put a value of £80m on his head.

West Ham’s £57m bid for Jhon Duran turned down

Jhon Duran of Aston Villa kicks a water bottle after receiving a pink card after fouling Fabian Schaer of Newcastle United. (Photograph by Ian MacNicol/Getty Photographs)

That’s regardless of the Colombian nonetheless not being a daily starter for his supervisor.

It’s understood that West Ham had one other bid for Duran just lately turned down, as they search for a striker in a position to change Niclas Fullkrug and fireplace them up the Premier League desk.

The Hammers want for a striker was by no means higher evidenced than of their latest dwelling match in opposition to Crystal Palace.

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The hosts had been toothless all through the match, not often creating probabilities and never giving their supporters something to get enthusiastic about.

Aston Villa followers would possibly nonetheless be apprehensive that Duran will transfer on in some unspecified time in the future, significantly if he’s unable to pressure his method into the beginning XI, however for now the striker stays very a lot a part of the squad at Villa Park.

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From Graham Potter’s viewpoint, time is in opposition to West Ham.

There are simply 10 days left of the January switch window, and each different membership is aware of how determined the East Londoners are to land a entrance man.

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Which means there’s more likely to be a hefty switch premium added to any deal, and the Hammers might be compelled to pay it in the event that they need to at the least have an opportunity of ending in a comparatively safe mid-table berth.

Ought to Duran trigger extra off-field points at Villa within the coming days – remembering that the participant thought he was off to West Ham in the summertime – there’s an outdoor likelihood a deal will get finished.