OFFICIAL: Al-Nassr complete €77m Jhon Duran transfer

Tom Weber

Updated: 31 Jan 2025 14:33 CST
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Jhon Duran, Al-Nassr — © IMAGO

Al-Nassr have officially completed the signing of Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran.

The biggest transfer of the January window has been announced. Saudi giants Al-Nassr have replaced Brazilian attacker Anderson Talisca with Premier League hotshot Jhon Duran.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's Riyadh-based side were determined to make a splash in the market and they have certainly done exactly that with the signing of the highly-rated Aston Villa forward.

Duran had numerous big-name suitors but Villa insisted that he would not be for sale in January unless a big fee was paid. The Birmingham club initially demanded in excess of €100 million for the Colombian but the final sum they will receive won't quite be that inflated.

Al-Nassr will pay an initial €77m for Duran, although it is thought that bonuses could take the transfer fee up to a whopping €90m. Duran has penned a five-and-a-half-year deal with the Saudi side.

Aston Villa to sign Rashford after losing Duran?

The official confirmation of Duran's transfer comes shortly after news broke that Aston Villa had opened talks with Man Utd outcast Marcus Rashford as one of their potential replacements for the 21-year-old.

Rashford is still holding out for a transfer to Barcelona, but Aston Villa are exploring a deal. Unai Emery and recruitment chief Monchi have also recently enquired about other players such as Marco Asensio and Joao Felix.

Villa further hold an interest in Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel, whose future has now been blown wide open again as he has decided to reject a €60m transfer to Tottenham.

It remains to be seen who Villa will ultimately bring in, but Monchi has already confirmed that they are working on signing reinforcements and that the options of Asensio and Felix hold appeal.

"It's not easy but it's true but I cannot deny that they are players who are attractive," the Spaniard admitted earlier on Friday.