On Boxing Day, it was made clear that Aston Villa had already made a bid for Jhon Duran, alongside Brentford and Fulham.
Since then, it all went a bit quiet, but the Villans are back in the mix on Thursday, thanks to Italian journalist Raffaele Amato.
Taking to Twitter, he explained the latest on the situation surrounding the 19-year-old, where Benfica are said to be pushing for the signing, before mentioning Aston Villa.
This comes at the same time as Liverpool making a bid for the player, but it’s made clear that Unai Emery’s side are the ‘biggest danger’ to the Portuguese side at this moment in time.
As things stand, Chicago Fire, who bought Duran back in January of this year for a measly €1.7m, are ‘aiming to collect €20m’ from any transfer for their starlet.
That’s a huge profit in the space of a year, but the Colombian has shown what he can do in that time, scoring eight goals and picking up five assists in 27 MLS appearances to date.
He also has three caps for his country, which shows how highly rated he already is, and exactly why Aston Villa are keen to bring him to Villa Park.
Anche il Liverpool si sta muovendo in maniera concreta per #Duran, ma l'attuale offerta è inferiore a quella del Benfica. L'insidia maggiore per i portoghesi è rappresentata dall'Aston Villa. I Chicago puntano a incassare 20 milioni di euro. @calciomercatoit
— Raffaele Amato (@RaffaeleAmato14) December 29, 2022
