Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran is so determined to join West Ham that he has rejected the chance to move to the Saudi Pro League.
According to The Sunday Mirror, Duran received a mega-money offer from Saudi Arabia that would eclipse the package offered by the Hammers.
West Ham have offered the player £90k per week on a five-year deal with an option for a further year, and this has been accepted by the Colombian forward.
Unfortunately for both the player and West Ham, Villa has rejected the Irons’ third transfer bid, which would have seen the Midlands club earn over £40m with add-ons.
A top West Ham source informed C&H yesterday that the club is ready to walk away and has started to pursue other targets.
Duran also finds himself in trouble with Villa for making a crossed hammers gesture on his Instagram account and will be fined by the Midlands club.
Might aswell go for Toney if we’re paying 40m for him and they ain’t playing Ball!
He came to the villa and now his agent his father and himself wants a bigger club than villa. Now no disrespect to West Ham but he really wanted to go to Chelsea now he really wants West Ham now Chelsea doesn’t fancy him. No doubt the boy has something but I doubt he will ever be loyal to a single club. If he goes to West Ham has a decent season you can bet he will want to move again. Talent he may have but seems his brains rest with other people.
This lad will not be a transformative player for the starting eleven. Will he be a useful addition? Answer is yes.
Should Hammers meet the sellers asking price, debatable.
We are a mediocre footballing team presently, to transition to a slick passing team will require players in midfield that are technically competent and for me this is the key area of improvement required to usher in a new era of entertaining performances. Perhaps a change of formation might help a creaking defence too?
Just pay up we don’t have a good track record for attracting top players and the season isn’t far away
Look-
Why do we open conversations with players-to chase the ones who do not want WHU and put the likes of Duran-Jota-Walker-Peters who do want WHU on ice!
Pearl diver my axxx!⚒️
How much does anyone want to bet we don’t get him and 1st game he’ll start or come on and……. well….. use your imagination
Villa are becoming ridiculous to deal with.
Walk away.
Why, because they will not sell their player for the price that suits you?
Pay up and you get the player, don’t pay and you will end up with a last minute desperation signing you will regret👍👍
Duran, Lingaard, different names, different seasons, but same old saga. Only at West Ham eh? Why keep it simple when you can have all this drama.
Let me get this right we’re pursuing a number of player’s that clearly don’t want to play for us for numerous reasons but a player desperate to come to the London stadium and we’re not going the extra mile to get his signature! Yes, the circus is back and the clowns running the show. I despair and any enthusiasm for the coming season has already gone.
I think the player wants out of Villa more than to go to the hammers. He also wants to prove himself in the premiership before an eye watering transfer in the future. £40m is way too much. £30/35m is a fair benchmark. Villa are playing hardball. The hammers should walk away and not be held to ransom. If the player ends up not moving Villa are stuck with a very unhappy chappie for at least 6 months, probably for this coming season. Hammers should tell Villa, we’ll pay £35m not a penny more and give them 24 hours to make their mind up…
You sound like you are playing football manager🤣🤣. Villa have already turned down over £35m and although keen to move him on are also prepared to make him stay for another season. He may be frustrated but he has always done a decent job when he has been given minutes. Sorry to say but it is the Hammers who have a serious problem as Villa have 2 decent PL level strikers.
Bowen is a more than good enough striker . In much the same way as son at Tottenham is . Problem is neither should be pushed out of their best position. Duran will sign . steitden or lopetegui will tell the dwarf to stop pissing about .
Hope so
Simon he’s villas player . We either pay up or move on . That mentality is the same the ridiculously entitled arsenal fans had over rice .
Gonna end up with the players left that nobody else wanted if this carries on. Already had players decide on other teams. Westham board will not apart with money.
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No way would I pay the money. Walk away. Pursue others is the right thing to do in my opinion. No way is he worth that much.
We need to tie this deal up or move on to wahi or Boniface instead
Just what was needed. Another piece about Duran.
Look forward to the next story in 20 minutes.
Sullivan, tight bas….d! Minted but still keeping his grubby little hands in his deep pockets! Mind you, gotta give waster Brady another 2 million, for what?
Both need getting rid of 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Just cough up the money for him stop going to one club and another which you are getting kown where
Just pay the 40m . No add ons, no swap deals .
We will get double that in 2 years time for him.