Aston Villa have named their price for Jhon Duran as a European giant considers a move in the transfer market.
Duran attracted strong interest from West Ham United and Chelsea before the start of the season.
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The Colombian even made an Irons-shaped gesture during an Instagram Live video while on vacation, fueling the fire he had heading into the Hammers.
However, Duran apologized in the best way possible when he scored the winning goal for Villa against West Ham in the opening game of the current season.
Since then he has scored 11 goals in all competitions, including winners against Leicester City, Everton and Southampton.
But none of his winning goals were as iconic as his late strike against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, when he smashed the ball over Manuel Neuer from distance to seal a famous win at Villa Park.
According to The Pitch Prospect, the hype surrounding the 21-year-old has now sparked interest from French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
It is also thought Villa could be tempted to part ways with Duran for £60million.
Should a move to the French capital occur, Duran would join an attacking unit with players such as Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele and Lee Kang-In.
PSG celebrated a victory in the Trophée des Champions on Sunday as Dembélé secured a 1-0 win over Monaco in stoppage time.
The French team are also undefeated at the top of Ligue 1 with 40 points, seven points ahead of second-placed Marseille.
Aside from Duran, Villa are likely to be active in the January market as Unai Emery looks for new additions to his squad.
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One player likely to move to Villa Park is Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen.
The Pitch Prospect understands Villa have reached verbal personal agreements with Malen.
However, a transfer fee has yet to be agreed between Villa and Dortmund, with the Premier League side expected to be £10m below the Germans’ asking price.
Emery’s side have already had an offer worth around £15 million rejected.
Another area Villa are reportedly looking to strengthen is the right side of defense.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Villa have “opened talks to explore a move for Oscar Mingueza from Celta Vigo.”
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Mingueza, who has won two caps for Spain, is believed to be one of several right-backs being considered as Emery looks to provide much-needed competition for Matty Cash.
The 25-year-old is a product of La Masia and made 66 appearances for FC Barcelona’s senior team before joining Celta in July 2022.