Jhon Duran follows Steven Gerrard example after Saudi switch to leave 600-mile commute

John Duran completed a determination this week to Al-Nassr but the ex-Aston Villa guardant has chosen to unrecorded successful Bahrain - not Saudi Arabia - and volition person to embark connected a regular 600 mile circular trip

Jhon Duran is acceptable to marque a 600-mile commute from Bahrain to his caller location astatine Saudi Pro League nine Al-Nassr.

The striker has conscionable completed a determination from Aston Villa to the Middle East, which has banked the Premier League outfit £70million. The Colombian though has informed Al-Nassr that helium wants to basal himself successful Bahrain, which is simply a good travelled route.

In the past Steven Gerrard, who this week near Al-Ettifaq arsenic manager, and Jordan Henderson some chose to unrecorded extracurricular of Saudi Arabia. Al-Nassr's grooming crushed is connected the outskirts of Riyadh and much than 300 miles distant from Bahrain.

A scheduled formation from Bahrain International Airport to the superior Riyadh takes 1 hr and 20 minutes, which volition permission Duran with plentifulness of question each week. His determination to unrecorded extracurricular of Saudi is motivated by disorder implicit whether helium would beryllium permitted to unrecorded with his girlfriend, reports The Sun.

Under Islamic law, co-habitation by unmarried couples is discouraged - and backstage landlords often request impervious of matrimony earlier agreeing to rent retired property. However the instrumentality is not ever enforced and respective Saudi Pro League players person been fixed exemptions. Cristiano Ronaldo lives with woman Georgina Rodriguez successful a luxury compound successful Saudi’s superior contempt the brace not being married.

Duran becomes the latest subordinate to swap the Premier League for the riches connected connection successful the Middle East. Not lone person Villa cashed successful but the subordinate himself volition gain a monolithic wage. Per twelvemonth he'll beryllium banking a tax-free wage of £16.7m.

Duran joined Villa from MLS broadside Chicago Fire successful January 2023 for a interest of £18m and conscionable months agone helium signed a caller woody astatine Villa Park that was owed to necktie him down until 2023.

He's enjoyed his breakout run this word and, connected occasion, started up of Ollie Watkins. Duran leaves having scored 20 goals successful 78 appearances with 12 of those coming this season. His exit has each but ruled retired Arsenal's hopes of signing Watkins with the nine capable to equilibrium their books.

Since his debut successful January 2023, Duran scored much goals arsenic a substitute than immoderate different Premier League player. He is poised to beryllium replaced by Marcus Rashford with Villa pursuing a indebtedness woody for the Manchester United outcast.

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