Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran has rejected the chance to join Saudi side Al Hilal, who approached the West Ham target after a bid for Barcelona’s Victor Roque fell through.
The news was broken by transfer guru and football insider Fabrizio Romano, who has claimed the Colombian only wishes to move to West Ham. This has reportedly annoyed Villa, who are determined to sell the striker on their terms.
Aston Villa were keen to explore a deal for their young forward to move to Saudi Arabia, having rejected the Hammers’ offer of just under £40 million last week. Villa are eager to refill their coffers following a spending spree and some crafty workarounds of the PSR rules.
However, with the club looking to re-enter the market, they are trying to get Duran off their books but only at the right price. The Midlands club were expecting West Ham to return with a fourth bid, but a stalemate has ensued, and a deal remains a possibility, though it is not close.
If Duran plays to his potential, then 40 million will have been a good price. He’s unfortunate at Villa in that he is behind Watkins and we only play with 1 recognized forward. If he wants to go for more game time, then it would be a good deal for both clubs.
As regards who is the bigger club, West Ham have more assets, but Villa have won more:
Ground Capacity
Villa 42,000
West Ham 62,500
Revenue
Villa £217.7m
West Ham £237m
Net Worth
Villa £640M
West Ham £880M
Major Trophies
Villa
FA Cup (7)
Football League Cup (5)
European Cup (1)
Intertoto (2)
Old First Division (7)
Premier League highest (Runners up 1993)
West Ham
FA Cup (3)
Conference League (1)
Intertoto (1)
Premier League highest (3rd 1985)
Aston Villa believe Duran is worth 40 million. West Ham clearly knew the price. Yes negotiate, but WHU came in with stupid offers. It’s business and you can’t blame a Club for wanting what they believe a player is worth. I get the impression WHU want to get Duran on the cheap. Villa fans will tell you that Duran has shown glimpses that he could become an amazing player if given a sustained period of playing time. Unfortunately for him, he is behind Watkins in the pecking order.
I don’t get some WHU fines knocking Villa. I suspect WHU may make another offer, but if not, so be it.
Is this claret and villa site now ? 🤣🙄
By revenue which is the only measure that really matters these days.
WHU 2022 £273M Seventh largest revenue.
AV 2022 £178M Ninth largest revenue.
That’s one big difference in revenue with the WHU revenue in the next accounts predicted unusually high and suspected to be close to Arsenals.
Villa are currently punching well above their weight while West Ham are punching below weight. It’s difficult to punch above weight for any extended period.
Wow , you villa fans lol get champions league one season and think your a top 4 club, you won’t even be mentioned as a top 6 club , watch this space
This site is getting worse, then the fu*king comments off for Christ sake! It’s becoming like the Daily Mail in here and that goes for the constant click bait articles. I thought Hammers News was bad, but jeez give it a rest.
The juvenile stupidity of some fans knows no bounds!
Gosh. A lot of bitterness here. If seems a shame this can’t get done. You can’t blame Villa though. The player is trying to force a move through and they are just holding out for the price. West Ham are right to move on and Duran will train with the youths until he gets over it. Who knows how long that will be? Villa don’t need to sell him BTW. If he goes he gets replaced. That simple.
Watkins gets injured, Duran scores half a dozen goals, leaves on a free in 2025 and gets £150,000 a week somewhere. Much prefer the German.
What’s it with this leaves on a few in 2025. Who the heck gives a player a 2.5 yr contract. We have him until 2028!
Yea keep him, and We’r keep our 35 mil, why would we want him if he can’t make first team at overrated one good season Villa. Watkins won’t be there much longer.
Duran was crying when he couldn’t go to chelsea. Now he looks at your club has second best! If I was villa I’d take him out the shop window train on his own till 2028 then worth a free transfer to Vauxhall conference league. Villa can afford to disrespect him and his career like he disrespected the club !!
👍👍very true ..he will be gone nxt year …
Said it all along, and I don’t blame Villa one little bit for trying to pull our pants down over Duran, but he’s just not worth anywhere near £40m let alone more.
Bought for less than £15m a year ago, barely played, completely inexperienced, and now valued at over £40m. How?
Yes I know in economics something is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it. I just think there are better, proven options out there and would walk away from this deal.
Well your gaffer seems happy enough to have offered £32 m plus a player and so he seems happy with the fee. It’s just the structuring of it. I’m pretty sure it will get done. Wouldn’t superpuse me if it’s already done but clubs have a greed a few things (i.e he won’t play in the 1st game and sell on clause). You guys laugh but this one has real potential if you can get his head straight. If you can’t he’ll disrupt the squad. Your positive is he will actually play each week and so should be happier.
Villa have a superb manager and that’s why they’ve over performed, but won’t make Champions League next season because every other club is savvy to them now . Duran is unhappy not playing enough and won’t oust Watkins . He can’t be forced to go to any club and so Villa should take what they can get now or lose him later for a lot less . A player sitting on the bench loses fitness and value , just look at Ings .
Poor jealous Andy. You’ll get used to Aston Villa bossing it as a regular thing. We can’t help it if Duran wants to go to a notorious low balling Club. But we won’t be bullied now or in the future.
A club with double your gate u make yourself look stupid
Villa finished 4th on merit, but its not always that easy to stay up there (as Newcastle found out). Both are big clubs, and this is usual when a player wants to move, but has good quality. Eventually something will be sorted out that suits all parties.
Villa’s own fault … if they will insist on asking silly money for a player as yet unproven in the PL, they won’t sell him … being utterly stupid.
That what happens when a lucky CL qualification gives a small club ideas above their station.
Worth no more than £25-30m.
Fault? 🤣🤣🤣 That article Gonzo just wrote is absolute dross, completely made up of half truths and his hopes. Yes Villa have spent, around 140m but in sales so far have recouped some 125m. Our main problem was last year’s PSR that was sorted out and the club are now able to spend again within reason. Ideally Duran goes but he’s perfect back up to Watkins so if he stays then UE and co won’t stress. If he doesn’t join WH it’s going to hurt you a lot morr than us.
Keep him then and loose him for nothing next year! There is plenty of fish in the sea mate. It looks like you had one good season and suddenly you think you are a big club 😂
Why would we lose him for nothing next year. I’m pretty sure he’s contracted to 2028!
4 years on his contract left!
Big club? Nett worth is far superior to W H’s ,check it out. All the facilities belong to the club we’re not in rented accomodation. Champagne taste & beer money.
Net worth of Aston Villa’s owners might be more, but club value West Ham are currently worth more than Villa. Size of club is always debatable, but I would suggest both clubs are clearly comparable. Duran wants to go to the Hammers and Villa want to sell. Its just about value to both parties. I think it will be sorted eventually.
Bigger than your minnow club will ever be
Grow up.
Honestly it’s like a bloody playground here sometimes.
(My dad’s bigger than yr dad)
Talk adult football stuff & if not get yr sticker album out.
I’d like him at west ham obvious the two clubs valuations differ , but the stick out comment here is villa annoyed the kid won’t move to a dictatorship under Sharia law. Money isn’t everything .
Not really. Every season under Emery has been good tbf. Not our fault you’re the smallest London club, realise your place you cardboard cutout cockney
Typically pathetic keyboard warrior, hiding behind a screen making childish insulting comments.
Ffs, you’ve won absolutely nothing and still dining out on a European cup win 60 odd years ago, you couldn’t even get past the QF in the European cup that we won last June, BRUMMIE MUG!!!
He doesn’t want to stay, thats already been established and if you think not selling a player who doesn’t want to play for villa somehow hurts west ham you are living in a day dream..
And u have an happy player we all know what thst means
Looks like villa fans are living in the clouds thinking they are a top 4 just because of one season …
If you dont like comments from WHU Fans then don’t go on a WHU link you turnip
This is what I don’t get ..why ate they on here..you wouldn’t see me sniping on another clubs site ….most are probably young and thick with no manners…just like 95% of the younger generation today…are they villa fans or do they identify as one .🙄🤣 jesus if we had today’s generation fighting the war , we would be speaking German now …..clueless
Sid. So IF reports are true, you want to sign Joao Felix from Atletico. Can you do that without selling Duran? And if so that would put Duran behind both Watkins and Felix. Not a happy bunny then.
If we want this player then go for him, we need to increase the defence.
Not sure he’s perfect back-up when he doesn’t want to play for Villa anymore and wants to be somewhere else!!
Villa are not small. Second largest City in UK. Underachievers, yes, small no.
Shut up idiot
Bitter little man. You really need to stop crying
Small club. Lucky ucl spot.😂😂you total 🛎End
Shut up!.. you muppet ‘lucky CL qualification’ guess WH were “Unlucky” not to win the league if it wasn’t for being a tin pot yo yo club with ideas above its station… Yeah yeah it was all down to luck. Absolute bell end!. Clearly don’t need a brain yo comment or support the rusty irons.
Walk away then in that case. We’re not desperate to sell, so we can hold out for what we value him for 🤷🏻♂️
Definitely worth 40 million. Will let you know what champions league feels like to cheer you up. Up the Villa. Looking forward to smashing the hammers on opening day.
I think you will find a stupid car crash of a club like West Ham will eventually stump up. I mean, the player wants a move there….. no sensible player would.
Yeah right a lucky small club that’s already won the European Cup !! Come back when West Han have in the year never going to happen !!