Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran joined the Saudi Pro League Al-Nassr club for an additional 65 million pounds sterling more.
The 21 -year -old Colombia International leaves Villa two years after joining the Premier League club of MLS Team Chicago Fire, after making 78 appearances and scored 20 goals.
Duran Join the team of the captain of Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo after Al-Nassr chose to sign him against Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen.
Aston Villa can confirm that Jhon Durán joined Al Nassr for unknown costs.
Everyone at Aston Villa would like to wish Jhon all the best at the next stage of his professional career. pic.twitter.com/du26gbkuav
– Aston Villa (@AvfCofficial) January 31, 2025
Jhon Duran transfer statistics
The alleged royalties for Duran make him the second most expensive villa of player who has ever sold, only overshadowed by the 100 million pounds sterling that Manchester City paid for Jack Grenish in August 2021.
He scored 12 goals in all competitions in 2024/25 and had presented in the 26 villa games before Serve a three -game suspension For a red card in Newcastle on December 26.
Duran first revealed a very effective substitute by the goals of the bench in four of their first five first league games of the season, acting as a partner and occasional replacement of the English international Ollie Watkins.
A number that brings history and glory to Alnassr 🌟
The emblematic n ° 9 is back! 🔥# Duránisyellow pic.twitter.com/ptyvfllhts– Alnassr FC (@alnassrfc_en) January 31, 2025
Villa: duran transfer “ good money ”
The director of Villa Unai Emery kept Duran, who had not scored in almost three hours of football, as unused substitute for the 4-2 Home Victory against Celtic Wednesday in the Champions League, in the middle of speculation on his future.
“If he leaves, it is because he wants [to]”Said Emery after Villa qualified for the last 16.” I told you last week that I wanted it here.
“We are different people, different objectives. The club works and we have to be smart on the market. Our goal here is to keep our structure because we want to keep the level high, and maybe we have to sell players.
“I don’t know exactly as long as everything is done, whether Jhon Duran leaves or not – but if he does it, it will be good news for us because it’s good money.”
From England to Saudi Arabia: Welcome to Alnassr, John Durán! 🏟️🔥 pic.twitter.com/v1ltvu6sdk
– Alnassr FC (@alnassrfc_en) January 31, 2025
Duran, Ronaldo aims to raise Al Nassr
Al-Nassr made Cristiano Ronaldo the most prominent player of Saudi football when he joined them with a reported salary of more than 160 million pounds sterling in 2024.
The new Duran teammates also include the double African footballer of the year Sadio Mane, who shared the 2018/19 Premier League gold boot For six years with Liverpool in which he raised all the great English trophies and the Champions League.
Despite their stellar names and their vast wealth, Al-Nassr has not yet won the Saudi title since Ronaldo joined them, finishing 14 points behind the al-Hilal champions in 2023/24.
They have eight points behind the reigning champions with 16 games to play this time, after replacing the manager Luis Castro of the former boss of AC Milan, Stefano Pioli, in September.
