The agent of Jhon Duran says internal conversations have taken place regarding his behaviour.
Duran is enjoying an incredible season, netting seven goals across all competitions, despite only starting in two of his 13 appearances — and none in the Premier League.
However, there have been some disciplinary issues regarding Duran, who is understood to have been left out of the starting line-up for a recent Colombia match due to an instance of misconduct.
More recently, Duran reacted badly to being substituted off straight after scoring against Bologna in the Champions League after being given a rare start.
Jhon Duran’s agent speaks out about disciplinary issues
Duran’s form has seen him linked with numerous high-profile moves, including to Premier League title contenders Arsenal, who are in desperate need of a goalscoring No.9.
While not yet at a point where they’re disrupting his form or the team, Duran’s outbursts will be of concern to Aston Villa boss Unai Emery.
Should the situation deteriorate, the Spaniard may eventually feel like it is easier to let Duran go rather than have to walk on eggshells around his own squad.
But for now, the issue is being handled internally and is nothing to worry about, according to Duran’s agent, Jonathan Herrera.
“He is very happy and pleased to be able to contribute to the team, they have welcomed him very well and he has been adapting to all his teammates,” he said (via Sport Witness).
Jhon is a winning, ambitious footballer who always wants to give more, especially in games that are very important. He is aware of what happened, he knows that, in the end, there are moments of fever, because the players are very revolutionized in the middle of the game, but it is something normal.
“This happens to the vast majority of footballers when they are very involved in the game and the time comes to leave. They may get upset, but it is momentary. We handle it internally and talk about it. He wanted to play more, we all do, but they are the coach’s decisions. Jhon, in the end, was very calm, but he is a very ambitious player with great character.”
Aston Villa dropped two points right at the very death against Bournemouth as Evanilson’s header denied Unai Emery’s side what would have been their sixth Premier League win of the season.
Villa still extended their unbeaten run to 11 matches in all competitions, but it was a painful goal to concede deep into second half added time. Ross Barkley had put Villa in front in the 76th minute, scoring his first goal of the season after coming on for Amadou Onana for the start of the second half.
Ian Maatsen, who was introduced in the 71st minute alongside Leon Bailey, picked the winger out inside the box, before Barkley prodded the ball past Mark Travers. But in the sixth minute of added time, after Barkley made a foul out wide, Evanilson glanced Marcus Tavernier’s cross past Emi Martinez
NOT A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HANGOVER
The stalemate Villa played out against Manchester United earlier this month was certainly a hangover from the memorable victory over Bayern Munich a few days before, but the same can’t be said for the draw against Bournemouth.
Villa did more than enough to win the game and performed to a very high level for most of the match. They were made to pay for a sloppy final 10 minutes where they lost control. Bournemouth smelt blood and took advantage of it late on, but that had little or no relation to beating Bologna in midweek.
“We played a fantastic match,” Emery said after full-time. “We played I think the best minutes since the start of the season. The first half we controlled the game. At the beginning we were dominating and creating chances. We didn’t score, or when we did it was a no goal.
The second half we started even better than the first half. We were pushing, dominating, creating chances. The goalkeeper was saving a lot of times.
We scored the goal, fantastic, but we didn’t manage the last 10 minutes. We didn’t manage because they are a very competitive team always playing to win corners and chances, force mistakes. They scored in the last moment and we have to accept it. But we were fantastic again, really I’m very happy.
“Of course we are very demanding in our own way, but we are having a fantastic season. Today we only got one point and of course we deserved three points, but football is like that, and from the last 10 minutes they deserved to get something and they got it.”
WHAT VILLA MUST IMPROVE
Villa haven’t lost control of a game so quickly in a long time. Their game management was poor after Barkley’s goal, allowing Bournemouth to pile on the pressure for the first time in the match.
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