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West Ham United have made a blockbuster £57m bid for Aston Villa striker John Duran, according to various reports.
The Colombian striker has been on West Ham’s radar throughout the summer transfer window and at one point had his heart set on a move to the London Stadium.
But then Learning of Aston Villa’s then minimum asking price of £40mWest Ham went in another direction with their business and instead signed Nicklas Fulkrug from Borussia Dortmund.
Six months on and new West Ham head coach Graham Potter finds himself without a proven striker, Danny Ings, due to injuries to Fulcrug, captain Jarrod Bowen and Michael Antonio. Lucky to escape with his life After being involved in a car accident before Christmas.
The Athletic West Ham have reportedly revived their interest in Duran with the Champions League hopefuls making a sensational offer of £57m. It is expected that the offer will be rejected, with Villa no longer wanting to entertain a bid for the lively 21-year-old.
Duran has scored seven Premier League goals for Villa this season, despite competing for minutes with Ollie Watkins, and Signed a new six-year contract As a reward for his lightning start to the season in October. His success under Unai Emery has also seen him become a prolific winner A memorable 1-0 win over Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
West HamTomas Sosek and Bowen are joint top scorers with five goals, but the latter is currently sidelined after fracturing his leg in the heavy 5-0 defeat to Premier League leaders Liverpool at the end of December.
Antonio is not expected to play again this season, however Fulcrug could be out of action for up to three months After suffering a hamstring injury in West Ham’s FA Cup third round defeat at the hands of Villa ironically. Both meet again in Premier League On Sunday, they met on the first day of the season at the London Stadium – a game that saw Duran score a goal Villa Won 2-1.
