Chelsea
are among the clubs interested in signing Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran
before the deadline.
There have been no offers yet for the player and it remains to be seen what
Villa's position is regarding the 20-year-old's future.
Duran only joined Villa from Chicago Fire last summer and has made 14
appearances in the Premier League so far - all of them from the bench.
The Colombia international has four goals in all competitions, starting in
four of their Europa Conference League games and in the FA Cup and Carabao
Cup.
Speaking of Duran ahead of Villa's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Chelsea,
manager Unai Emery said: "Jhon Duran is now injured, but I am happy with
him. The last action against Everton he was injured. For the next weeks he
is not going to be available."
Chelsea want to bring a new striker to Stamford Bridge this month but have
yet to sign anyone 25 days into the January window.
Sources have also told Sky Sports News the Blues need to be conscious of
Profitability & Sustainability Rules (PSR), but manager Mauricio Pochettino
insists Chelsea do not need to sell first before buying.
Selling academy graduates would present pure profit on the balance sheet,
which has heightened the prospect of selling Broja, Conor Gallagher, and/or
Trevoh Chalobah this month.
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