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Jhon Duran celebrates scoring for Aston Villa (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Chelsea and Arsenal may reportedly have missed out on a huge transfer opportunity due to fact that Jhon Duran no longer has a release clause in his contract at Aston Villa.
The talented young Colombia international has been in superb form at Villa Park this season, but that could understandably put top clubs on alert for his signature in upcoming transfer windows.
Chelsea have shown an interest in Duran, as Fabrizio Romano has previously reported via his YouTube channel, while a recent report from Fichajes also mentioned Duran to Arsenal as a possible story to watch out for.
Duran is surely good enough to make the step up to top clubs like those, but Villa are also a team on the rise at the moment, and Dan Bardell claims the 20-year-old no longer has a buy-out clause for this precise reason.
Speaking to Villa News, Bardell said: “I think Villa have moved away from release clauses now. It is my understanding now that there isn’t one.
Jhon Duran has been the star player for Aston Villa this season. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
“Release clauses for the days of giving Jack Grealish and Douglas Luiz new contracts were for when Villa were a middling Premier League club who weren’t doing anything.
“Villa are now operating at the highest level and are a Champions League club and teams at that level don’t put release clauses in contracts.
“I think the more important thing for Duran is that he’ll have been given certain assurances of his pathway into the first team and how things are going to work for him at Villa.
“Ultimately, that will be why he has decided to sign a new deal with a new pay rise in there as well.”
Jhon Duran transfer: Opportunity gone for Chelsea and Arsenal?
This could be a blow for the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal as Villa are now under no pressure to sell Duran unless they receive the kind of huge money that they want.
This could mean these clubs…
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Author : Mark Brus
Publish date : 2024-10-13 12:32:18
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