Aston Villa didn’t have Jhon Duran for as long as many expected they would. The Colombian arrived at Villa Park in 2023 from Chicago Fire and it wouldn’t take long before his entourage were agitating a move from Aston Villa.

The bizarre flirting the player publicly did to try and force a move to West Ham United didn’t work. Monchi held firm but when Al-Nassr came it felt like the right decision to sell.

Not only were the Saudi club prepared to pay Aston Villa a huge transfer, for Unai Emery’s side to spend, the circus around Jhon Duran was getting a little tiring.

The 21-year-old was only with Al-Nassr for a matter of months. Arriving in January 2025 from Aston Villa, by July he was on loan at Fenerbahçe. The striker appeared in Champions League qualifiers in August, but has missed all of September with injury.

Fans are getting a little frustrated and manager Domenico Tedesco has been asked what’s going. Turkey’s Sports Digital quote him as saying: “Jhon Duran is motivated to play. He’s had pain issues at his past clubs. Some clubs have made him play like that. Sometimes players play through pain, but there...