Jhon Duran release clause update at Aston Villa after new terms agreed – Exclusive
Jhon Duran doesn’t have a release clause at Aston Villa after agreeing to a new contract after being offered first-team assurances, Dan Bardell has told Villa News.
The Colombia international signed a new deal with the Villans, running until 2030, after scoring six goals in his opening ten games of the season.
Unai Emery has limited the 20-year-old to just one start despite his electric form and transfer links to the likes of Barcelona and West Ham United [Fabrizio Romano].
Bardell has exclusively revealed to Villa News that Duran has been told how he can become a first-team regular with no release clause in his deal which will deter interested parties.
He said: “I think Villa have moved away from release clauses now. It is my understanding now that there isn’t one.
“Release clauses for the days of giving Jack Grealish and Douglas Luiz new contracts were for when Villa were a middling Premier League club who weren’t doing anything.
“Villa are now operating at the highest level and are a Champions League club and teams at that level don’t put release clauses in contracts.
“I think the more important thing for Duran is that he’ll have been given certain assurances of his pathway into the first team and how things are going to work for him at Villa.
“Ultimately, that will be why he has decided to sign a new deal with a new pay rise in there as well.“
Jhon Duran has no release clause in new Aston Villa contract
It will be music to Villa supporters’ ears that the Colombian doesn’t have a release clause in his contract at Villa Park given how much interest there is likely to be in his signature.
Duran has become one of the most well-liked players in the whole Premier League with his throwback style of play and cannon of a left foot.
His impact off the bench has been a true weapon for Emery to utilise but at some point, the striker will want more than substitute appearances, which this new contract points towards a move away from.
In other Aston Villa news, Unai Emery has been handed a fresh boost in the international break amid injury concerns for two ‘huge players’.
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