Mourinho’s desired player
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In the winter of 2025, Jhon Durán (21) was the world’s most expensive transfer. The Al-NassR FC paid 77 million euros to Aston Villa for the center forward-less than six months later there is a farewell from Saudi Arabia. Fenerbahce reported enforcement for a one -year loan on Sunday evening.
According to reports, the runner -up offered a rental fee for the 2025/26 season of EUR 16 million plus the takeover of Durán’s annual salary, which amounts to around 19 million euros.
Durán was also interested in the crotch because of the fact because coach José Mourinho had identified him as a desired transfer. In Saudi-Arabia’s capital Riad, you are dissatisfied after the next title season, coach Stefano Pioli was released after a season-the yield was unsatisfactory after additions for 175 million euros and world star Cristiano Ronaldo as a figurehead.
Durán scored twelve goals in the al-wet jersey in 18 games and thus provided his best hit rate for his fourth professional club. For Envigado FC in Colombia, there were nine goals in 47 games, for Chicago Fire eight in 28 games and 20 goals for Aston Villa in 78 missions. If this transfer succeeds, the canaries would in turn cause a stir, after Master Galatasaray was most recently able to hire Leroy Sané (29) from FC Bayern.
The most valuable access of a Süper-League club to date was Victor Osimhen (26) in the summer of 2024, which had a market value of 100 million euros in his loan from SSC Naples to Galatasaray. When looking at the most valuable access of the league, the lions take the first nine places – Sané is in second place with EUR 32 million. Durán is now part of Sané with a market value of EUR 35 million. In addition to Fener, there are also interested parties from the Premier League, including West Ham United and Wolverhampton – in Colombia, interest from Naples was also reported, which Osimh will sell this summer.
This article appeared in a first version in June 2025 and was updated after the change was announced.