He is still 22 years young, has earned himself a fortune with a weekly salary (!) of 360,000 euros, but the sporting fun did not last long. Jhon Duran has gone from super-substitute star in the Premier League to a few seasons to fight his way back. Now he can become a partner for Andreas Schelderup and Fredrik Aursnes.
Taking a look back at the 2024/25 season and super reserve Duran, where we drew comparisons to Manchester United’s Solskjaer: “When Aston Villa sent the RB Leipzig players into the shower with a bitter home defeat, it was a 20-year-old who came in as a game-changer. Jhon Duran came back off the bench in the second half, scored and helped decide the game. We get a real flashback to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the oversized United shirt, when he repeatedly came cold from the bench and took few minutes to score.”
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The flashback continues: “The 20-year-old Duran has scored 6 goals as a substitute this season. In total, the striker has scored 10 goals during his 790 minutes on the pitch so far this season. Against Leipzig, the 20-year-old needed seven minutes to send Villa into the lead with a fantastic goal. With six goals as a substitute, Duran is the highest-scoring substitute in the biggest European leagues this season.”
Then came the incomprehensible transfer to Ronaldo’s club in the Saudi Arabian league. Aston Villa got a wild 77 million euros for the substitute. This was in January 2025, in the summer of 2025 the young Colombian disappeared “worth” weekly salary of 360,000 euros on loan to Fenerbahce. In the winter, the loan agreement was terminated, Duran disappeared on loan to Russian Zenit.
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A Bola reports things are starting to fall into place a little more for the 22-year-old. According to the Portuguese media, it is moving towards a transfer to Benfica, initially on a loan deal.
Here awaits a game with Fredrik Aursnes on the former super reserve in the Premier League. There is a high probability that Andreas Schelderup will not be in the Benfica squad after the great success of the last six months, with great interest from the biggest clubs.
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