Barcelona have already held a meeting with a promising €40m Aston Villa forward’s agent | OneFootball

After starting the season in blazing form, the FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski slowed down significantly in the last few weeks of 2024. However, he was back at his best with the turn of the year as he scored another two goals in the game against UD Barbastro in the Copa del Rey.

The Blaugranes will be hoping that the Pole will continue to put such performances in the coming matches as well. But despite these hopes, there is already concern at the Catalan club about his advanced age, as he is already 36 years old and does not have many years left to play at the highest level.

As a result, they are already looking to bring in a long-term replacement for him in the coming months, and for this purpose have been linked with several top-class strikers.

One name that has entered their list recently is the Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, who has been playing at a very high level this season under Unai Emery. He has scored 7 goals in the Premier League and another 3 in the UEFA Champions League up to now.

In fact, SPORT claims that Barcelona have already held a meeting with Duran’s agent in the Catalan city a few weeks ago. However, this meeting was not aimed at starting negotiations for his transfer but only to show their interest in the forward who has already expressed excitement at the possibility of playing in the blue and garnet jersey.

The Blaugrana side has recently returned to the 1:1 rule, and thus are now in a better position to get their required reinforcements than they previously were.

However, signing Duran will still not be easy as he has a contract with Aston Villa till 2030 and is currently valued at €40 million by Transfermarket. But keeping in view his importance for Emery’s team, the English club is not expected to let him depart for less than €60-70 million.