ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Colombian international striker John Duran has joined Zenit St. Petersburg on loan from Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr until the end of the season.
Russian club announces contract on X on monday. This is already 22-year-old Duran’s sixth club, including a spell at Premier League side Aston Villa, where he made his mark as a substitute goalscorer.
His reputation is super sub At Villa, he scored six goals despite starting just one game at the start of the 2024/25 season, where he signed a new contract. Until 2030.
But just three months later, Duran joined Cristiano Ronaldo. Al Nasr The transfer fee is reported to be 64 million pounds (approximately $80 million).
Duran is was sent off Last season, he scored eight goals in 13 games in the Saudi Professional League, scoring in just his fourth game.
At the start of the season, he was loaned to Turkish side Fenerbahce, where he scored five goals in 21 games.
Duran started his career with Envigado in Colombia, before joining MLS side Chicago Fire and then moving to Villa.
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