Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has signed a new deal at Villa Park to keep him at the club until 2030.

The 20-year-old moved to Villa Park in January 2023 in a £18m deal from Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire, signing a five-and-a-half year deal until 2028.

The Colombian came close to leaving Villa in the summer after interest from Chelsea and West Ham.

But he remained in the Midlands and has scored six times so far this season, including in a 1-0 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week.

Duran has scored winning goals against West Ham, Leicester and Everton in the Premier League so far this season.

The Colombia international was Emery’s second signing at Villa Park following his appointment in October 2022.

He has scored 14 goals in 56 appearances for the club, as well as one goal in 12 caps for Colombia.

Pep Guardiola said that Éderson remained at Manchester City during the summer because no club met their asking price for the goalkeeper.

Ederson was the subject of interest from both Al Nassr and Al Ittihad during the transfer window.

But speaking after the Brazil goalkeeper made a number of key saves to help City to a 3-2 win over Fulham on Saturday, Guardiola said he was glad an acceptable offer never arrived.

“He knew from day one I didn’t want it, we didn’t want it but the truth, I’m going to tell the truth, the offer didn’t come,” Guardiola said. “The real offer, because they make an offer, but to be for the keeper, for the team who won four Premier Leagues in a row, they have a value, you know, have a price. Otherwise, he cannot leave. This is the truth.”

Ederson has won six Premier League titles since arriving from Benfica in 2017.

He has twice been named in the PFA Premier League team of the year and won the Premier League golden glove three years in a row between 2020 and 2022.

The 31-year-old has kept his place as City’s No. 1 this season despite competition from Stefan Ortega, who signed a new contract in the summer.

“I said many times, how many years we are together? Eight years with Eddie? The success we had without him, I cannot visualise, I cannot,” Guardiola said. “We are lucky to have him. Hopefully, he’s happy.

“Ederson is an important player, but I always had the feeling that Stefan is an exceptional player. And sometimes Ederson has to have the feeling that he has to perform well, otherwise Stefan can’t play. And this competition, a healthy competition they have — because they respect and they have an incredible relation — make our team better.”

Chelsea want to get rid of several fringe players in the January transfer window and sources have revealed to TEAMtalk that Mykhailo Mudryk could leave.

The Ukrainian winger has struggled to get consistent playing time since his £88.5m (including add-ons) move to Stamford Bridge from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Mudryk, 23, has so far failed to settle into new manager Enzo Maresca’s system. The Italian coach has been clear that he has work to do if he is to become a regular in the starting XI.

TEAMtalk understands that this has left the winger desperate to move elsewhere to get more consistent playing time and a solution could be sought in January.

Chelsea are understood to be open to offloading Mudryk in the window, with sources describing a move away from the club as “very possible.”

There is interest in Mudryk from the Premier League and around Europe. Bayern Munich, for example, pushed to sign him on loan in January of this year.

Bayern are still looking at Mudryk but their interest has diminished now that Thomas Tuchel has left the German giants and Vincent Kompany took the reins.

Sources have told TEAMtalk that there is interest in Mudryk from French side Marseille. Their manager Roberto de Zerbi is a big fan of the winger and believes he can get the best out of him.

A loan move is the most likely outcome for Mudryk in January as clubs are not usually keen to splash out big sums mid-season.

In any case, Chelsea are unlikely to recoup the £88.5m fee they paid to sign Mudryk in January 2023 as things stand. A successful loan spell could be the best opportunity for his valuation to rise again.

Marseille have brought in the likes of Mason Greenwood, Neal Maupay, Elye Wahi and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as they look to build a squad capable of beating Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title.

Mudryk could help Marseille win silverware if he can rediscover the form he showed previously with Shakhtar.

For now though, he is on the books at Chelsea and will need to try and get some games under his belt in a bid to impress Maresca or attract more suitors.