Villa have held talks with West Ham over the proposed sale of Jhon Duran.
The Colombia international striker has emerged as a serious target for the Hammers and Villa are prepared to let him go if they get an offer close to their £40million valuation.
Chelsea were given permission to speak with the 20-year-old last month but cooled their interest due to Villa’s valuation and following background checks on the player. Emery was forced to quash talk of a bust-up when Duran deleted all reference to the club from his social media accounts, while Villa would have been prepared to let the forward leave in January had they been able to source a replacement. A loan offer from the Hammers was rejected during that window.
Philogene, a Bodymoor Heath academy product, was sold to Hull last August in a £5m deal which included a clause allowing Villa to match any offer the Tigers receive from a top flight club.
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