‘Agreement reached with Aston Villa’ – David Ornstein drops Jhon Duran transfer bombshell

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran is set to join Al-Nassr after an agreement was reached for an initial €77 million.  

He posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Jhon Duran set for medical in London on Thursday before proposed move from Aston Villa to Al Nassr. €77m + add-ons agreed in principle & 5.5yr contract in place. Arsenal made approach for Ollie Watkins on Monday – quickly rebuffed.”

They weren’t the only club in the race. Speaking on his YouTube channel, fellow transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano stated that Arsenal had also made a call to ask about Duran’s situation as they look to bring in more firepower upfront.

He said: “Because Sesko, at the moment, no green light from Leipzig. Also Alexander Isak, the dream target of Arsenal. Super expensive, almost very complicated, impossible, nothing in football, but very complicated.

“And so in recent weeks, also Arsenal called to understand the situation of Jhon Duran, but no bid, no direct negotiations with Aston Villa.”