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Jhon Duran to inform Aston Villa he wants West Ham United transfer to play for Julen Lopetegui

The journalist who often writes for The Mirror reported via X on 22 July that the Hammers are close to landing the Colombian striker after making three bids to sign him as Villa hold out for £40million.

He wants to play for Julen Lopetegui as the new Irons boss is a fellow Spanish speaker and can offer him first-team football, so will inform his club this week.

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Lopetegui and Tim Steidten are said to have identified Duran as their top target as they look to find a new striker [The Athletic, 21 July] but were thought to have cooled on the idea more recently [Sky Sports, 15 July].