Aston Villa have rejected a bid value £57m from West Ham for striker Jhon Duran.
Villa don’t need to promote and it’s understood they worth Duran upwards of £70m.
West Ham have a long-standing curiosity in Duran – who not too long ago prolonged his contract till 2030 – and new West Ham boss Graham Potter is understood to be an enormous admirer.
The Hammers tried to signal Duran in the summertime however failed to satisfy Villa’s valuation.
The 21-year-old has scored seven Premier League objectives in 19 appearances this season, with Ollie Watkins used as Unai Emery’s most popular ahead.
He moved to Villa Park from MLS aspect Chicago Hearth in January 2023 however simply seven of his 54 league appearances have come as a starter.
Can Villa provide sufficient alternative to maintain Duran?
Sky Sports activities’ Laura Hunter:
“West Ham are testing the waters with this bid. Clearly they imagine an amount of cash near that submission can be sufficient to, on the very least, tempt Villa to the negotiation desk.
“It was not way back that Duran was naively throwing up an ‘Irons’ signal on Instagram stay after listening to of the Londoners’ summer season curiosity. He swiftly reneged on that, and has since proved his worth to Villa with 12 objectives throughout all competitions.
“Ollie Watkins believes the pair can play collectively – he stated so after Villa’s draw with Arsenal on Saturday. The person to persuade, nonetheless, is Unai Emery, who seems reluctant to start out Watkins and Duran as a trusted partnership.
“The questions stays whether or not 602 minutes of Premier League soccer is absolutely sufficient to maintain Duran’s rising urge for food. It is a striker able to main the road at plenty of prime golf equipment, and presently has his pathway blocked by the reliability and expertise of Watkins.”
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