West Ham United have made a blockbuster provide value £57m for Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, in accordance with numerous reviews.
The Colombian striker was on West Ham’s radar all through the summer time switch window and checked out one stage to have his coronary heart set on a transfer to London Stadium.
However after studying of Aston Villa’s then-minimum asking value of £40m, West Ham went in one other path with their enterprise and as a substitute signed Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund.
Six months on and new West Ham head coach Graham Potter finds himself down to 1 recognised striker, Danny Ings, due to accidents to Fullkrug, captain Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio, who was fortunate to flee along with his life after being concerned in a automobile crash previous to Christmas.
The Athletic report that West Ham have revived their curiosity in Duran, with a sensational provide value £57m lodged with the Champions League hopefuls. It is anticipated that the provide will likely be rejected, with Villa now not eager to entertain bids for the full of life 21-year-old.
Duran has scored seven Premier League objectives for Villa this season, regardless of competing for minutes with Ollie Watkins up entrance, and signed a brand new six-year contract in October as a reward for his electrifying begin to the season. His breakthrough underneath Unai Emery has additionally seen him bag a surprising winner in a memorable 1-0 win over Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
West Ham‘s joint prime scorers are Tomas Soucek and Bowen with 5 objectives, however the latter is at present sidelined after fracturing his foot within the heavy 5-0 defeat to Premier League leaders Liverpool on the finish of December.
Antonio is not anticipated to play once more this season, whereas Fullkrug could possibly be out of motion for as much as three months after struggling a hamstring damage in West Ham’s FA Cup third spherical defeat, sarcastically by the hands of Villa. The 2 meet once more within the Premier League on Sunday, having met on the primary day of the season at London Stadium – a recreation Duran scored in to fireside Villa to a 2-1 win.
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