aston villa One of their star players could be sold this month after news emerged that a Saudi Arabian club were preparing to make a bid for him, although Unai Emery The hope is to keep him at least until the end of the campaign.

Aston Villa continue to fight for financial fair play

Aston Villa have had another good season so far under Unai Emery and despite losing narrowly to Monaco in the Champions League, they are still on track to qualify for the next stage of the competition. If they beat Celtic in their final game at Villa Park, they might automatically qualify for the league stage.

exist Premier LeagueThey had a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Arsenal in their most recent game and are currently ranked eighth, but in the top half of the standings, they are only 4 points away from the top four and only 2 points away from the top six.

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To bolster their squad, they signed Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund this month, a transfer largely funded by Jaden Fillogen’s sale to the Premier League just months after returning to the Midlands. League One struggling Ipswich Town.

They are also looking to sign another centre-back after Diego Carlos joined Fenerbahce. The deal is reportedly worth £8.5 million. To this end, they have identified Sevilla centre-back Luic Bader and hope to complete a deal for the Frenchman before the end of the transfer window, although Their first bid for Sevilla has been rejected.

But now a new report has raised more questions about one of the star players in Emery’s squad amid fears they could sell him this month.

Aston Villa brace for huge bid from Duran

This is according to a report in The Daily Telegraph Saudi giants Al-Nassr are preparing to try to sign Jhon Duran this month.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s side have identified the 21-year-old as their long-term option to lead the team and are “preparing a formal offer” in an attempt to sign him in the final days of the January transfer window.

Duran has been the subject of speculation all month, despite a new contract signed a few months ago that saw his salary jump to Villa Park £75,000-a-week. West Ham’s bid for Colombian rejectedwhile Paris Saint-Germain are also believed to be interested.

But now, Al Nasr is ready to try his luck, with reports claiming Aston Villa “could be interested in selling John Dolan if they receive an offer of at least £80m”, which is well within the Saudi powers . Super rich teams and those in the Midlands are now “ready” to take offers.

At the same time, Colombians were considered “Saudi Professional League clubs ‘very interested'”According to another report in France.

Duran has scored 12 goals this season, including key goals against Bayern Munich and West Ham United. Called ‘special’ by Unai Emeryadding that Villa bosses are “desperate to keep Duran to help cope with a congested fixture list” and Villa have “no plans to sell” unless a huge bid is made.

But if that happens, it would help solve their financial problems in one fell swoop and be enough to entice them to profit from the Colombians.