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.

The clouds of uncertainty are now sure to follow Manchester United for the next two weeks after two consecutive draws in what were believed to be “judgment games” for Erik ten Hag.

The draws against FC Porto and Aston Villa were two performances that were polar opposite of each other in pretty much every way.

While that might hint at the fact that this team has no identity, it also leaves just about enough room for Erik ten Hag to make a case that he deserves time.

After all, the players seem to be still playing for him, fighting tooth and nail to get results without which the Porto game, at least, would have been a definite loss.

Amidst all the rumours and uncertainty of an Erik ten Hag sack, Fabrizio Romano has shared the latest on the top name linked to the job.

Fabrizio Romano on Simone Inzaghi to Man Utd

The rumour mill went into overdrive recently after it was reported that the job of Man Utd manager was offered to current Inter boss Simone Inzaghi.

As per the reports, Inzaghi declined United’s audacious offer of letting him take over in the international break.

He is in the middle of another likely title race, with Inter sitting in second position after seven games, just two points behind Scott McTominay’s Napoli.

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.”