Manchester United reject chance to sign striker who quit Premier League to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate

Manchester United turned down the possibility to signal Jhon Duran from Al Nassr on mortgage, talkSPORT understands.

Duran wished his full Saudi wage coated throughout any mortgage spell, believed to be in extra of £300,000-a-week, in addition to an choice to purchase.

However United determined to not proceed with any transfer because of the prices concerned.

Duran, who solely joined Al Nassr from Aston Villa in January, is about to finish a mortgage transfer to Fenerbahce as a substitute.

The Colombian had been closely linked with a transfer to West Ham United final summer time and even made the Hammers gesture throughout an Instagram dwell video.

Nonetheless, he remained at Villa Park and have become a cult hero due to his late winners.

A kind of targets helped Villa to a well-known 1-0 win over Bayern Munich of their first Champions League tie at house final time period.

He finally completed with 13 targets from 29 appearances throughout all competitions for the Villans earlier than he joined Al Nassr.

Duran started his time in Saudi Arabia brightly with 4 targets in his first two league video games.

Nonetheless, the Colombian expertise went on to attain solely 4 extra occasions in his subsequent 11 league appearances.

In complete, Duran completed the 2024/25 season with 24 targets from 47 video games together with two pink playing cards, one in every of which was shrouded in controversy and led to a 3-0 loss for Villa away to Newcastle.

Duran’s imminent departure to Turkey means Al Nassr teammate Cristiano Ronaldo may have a brand new strike associate.

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The Colombian beforehand remarked taking part in alongside the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was akin to ‘taking part in FIFA profession mode’.

In contrast to Duran, Ronaldo will not be departing the Center East any time quickly.

The 40-year-old just lately inked a brand new two-year deal value near £500m, which can take him via to the top of the 2026/27 season.

As a part of the deal, Ronaldo will even acquire an fairness stake within the workforce.

When it comes to Duran’s alternative, one title set to characteristic prominently is Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface.

The Nigerian worldwide got here near becoming a member of in January, however Al Nassr finally opted to signal Duran as a substitute.

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Nonetheless, with Duran’s pending exit, it would open up a spot amongst Al Nassr’s abroad contingent.

Saudi Professional League guidelines stipulate golf equipment are restricted to eight abroad gamers over the age of 21, with Duran turning into Al Nassr’s eighth upon signing.

Which means the door will probably be open for Al Nassr to pursue a transfer for Boniface, who completed with 11 targets from 27 video games final time period.

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