Jhon Duran handed exit ultimatum by Unai Emery after recent Aston Villa decision
Bryan King believes Unai Emery would have offered Jhon Duran an exit ultimatum at Aston Villa after agreeing to extend his time in charge of the club.
The ex-Villa scout feels that if Emery sees no place for Duran at Villa Park, then the striker will be sold.
It was announced this week that Emery’s contract with Villa had been extended by a further year until 2027.
And King – speaking exclusively to Villa News – believes that with the 52-year-old set to stay put, Duran has some thinking to do.
“Duran will have been told by Emery and the club that either he knuckles down or he will be sold this summer,” King said.
“Unfortunately there are only eleven places in a team, and he isn’t going to be able to play every week.
“But if something happens between the manager and a player, such as a falling out, there is only ever going to be one winner, and it isn’t the player I can tell you that.
“If Emery wants him moved on, he will be moved on, and rightly so.”
Jhon Duran must prove himself to Unai Emery at Aston Villa
Duran has struggled for minutes since making the move to the Premier League.
Emery has not given the 20-year-old much opportunity to prove what he is capable of, and Duran could be tempted to quit Villa.
But with the club seemingly on the rise, the forward would be better suited trying to prove himself to Emery next season and become a key part of what the Spaniard is building at Villa Park.
In other Aston Villa news, King has shared an Emery exit admission amid Bayern Munich interest.
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