The Saudi giants are now preparing a huge £75,000 bid for the Aston Villa star

Aston Villa One of their stars could now be sold this month after it emerged that the Saudi club are willing to make a bid for him, though Unai Emery Wanting to keep him until at least the end of the campaign.

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Aston Villa have enjoyed another good season under Emery so far, and despite losing narrowly to Monaco in the Champions League, they are still on course to qualify for the next stage of the competition, perhaps automatically if they beat Celtic at Villa Park in their final game. . From the league stage.

in Premier Leaguesit in eighth place after narrowly drawing 2-2 with Arsenal in their last outing, but they are still just four points outside the top four and just two outside the top six in the crowded top half of the table.

To bolster their ranks this month, they signed Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund, in a move largely funded by the sale of Jaden Viljen to Premier League strugglers Ipswich Town just months after his return to the Midlands.

They are also looking to sign another centre-back after Diego Carlos left to join Fenerbahce. In a deal worth 8.5 million pounds sterling. To that end, they have identified Sevilla centre-back Loic Badie and are hoping to complete a deal for the Frenchman before the end of the transfer window, though. After rejecting their first offer for the Sevilla man.

Now though, a new report has cast further doubt on one of the stars in Emery's squad amid fears they could look to sell him this month.

Aston Villa are preparing for a huge turnover offer

This is according to what was reported by The Telegraph newspaper Saudi giants Al-Nassr are preparing to make a bid to try to sign John Doran this month.

Cristiano Ronaldo's side have identified the 21-year-old as a long-term option to lead the line and are “preparing a formal bid” to try to land him in the final days of the January transfer window.

Duran has been the subject of speculation all month, despite signing a new contract just a few months ago that saw his wages rise £75,000-a-week at Villa Park. West Ham saw an offer rejected for the ColombianWhile Paris Saint-Germain are also believed to be interested.

Now though, Al-Nassr are set to try their luck, and the report claims that Aston Villa “may be tempted to sell John Doran if a bid arrives worth at least £80m”, something that is within the Saudis’ power range. The huge side is with the Midlands outfit now 'preparing' for a bid.

Meanwhile, it is believed that the Colombian “Very interested” in the Saudi Professional League club.According to another report from France.

Duran, who has scored 12 goals this season including vital goals against Bayern Munich and West Ham United, was… Unai Emery called it “special”.It is added that the Villa boss is “desperately trying to retain turnover to help cope with the busy schedule”, while Villa have “no plans to sell” unless such a huge offer is put forward.

However, if that happens, it would help solve their financial concerns in one fell swoop, and could be enough to tempt them to cash in on the Colombian.