Aston Villa's asking price for Jhon Durán revealed as league leaders weigh move
Aston Villa have set their price for Jhon Durán as a European giant weighs up a move in the transfer market.
Durán was the subject of great interest before the season began. West Ham United and Chelsea.
The Colombian even made an Irons-like gesture during an Instagram live video while on holiday, adding fuel to the fire heading towards the Hammers.
However, Durán apologized in the best way possible by scoring Villa's winning goal against West Ham in their first 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 blow against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, firing the ball over Manuel Neuer from distance to record a famous victory at Villa Park.
The hype surrounding the 21-year-old has sparked interest from the French giants. Paris Saint GermaintalkSPORT understands this.
It is also believed that Villa could be tempted to part with Durán for £60m.
Should a move to the French capital take place, Durán would join an attacking unit that features the likes of Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé and Lee Kang-In.
PSG celebrated a Champions Trophy victory on Sunday when Dembélé's injury-time goal secured a 1-0 victory over Monaco.
The French team is also undefeated at the top of Ligue 1 with 40 points, seven ahead of second-placed Marseille.
Apart from Durán, it seems likely that Villa will be active in the January market as Unai Emery Looking for new additions to your team.
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A player who seems a probable arrival at Villa Park is the one from Borussia Dortmund Donyell Malen.
talkSPORT understands that Villa have verbally agreed personal terms with Malen.
However, a fee has yet to be agreed between Villa and Dortmund, with the Premier League side believed to be £10m short of the Germans' asking price.
Emery's team has already seen an offer worth around £15m rejected.
Another area Villa are reportedly looking to strengthen is the right side of the defence.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Villa has “started talks to explore a move” for Celta Vigo's Oscar Mingueza.
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Mingueza, who has two caps for Spain, is believed to be one of several right backs being considered as Emery looks to provide much-needed competition to Matty Cash.
The 25-year-old is a product of La Masia and made 66 senior appearances for Barcelona before joining Celta in July 2022.
