Jhon Duran was one of the stars of this transfer window. The Aston Villa‘s ‘super sub‘ was not on the transfer list and Aston Villa groomed him to be Ollie Watkins‘ successor. If anything, Ollie, a self-confessed Arsenal fan was maybe the first in line for a transfer to the Emirates, but Duran‘s sudden Al-Nassr transfer stopped that idea. The Villains tried to deter clubs from Duran with a high asking price but when the Saudi club came and offered 77 million euros for the youngster, there was no way they would stop that, especially since the player himself decided to leave. After all, leaving one of the best leagues in the world for Saudi Arabia is only an option if you want money, and Duran got just that, with a massive wage, which is 1900 pounds PER HOUR!Duran joins Ronaldo and Mane in Al NassrBut now, it was revealed that the player had other condition, apart from this massive wage. According to the Sun, Duran has a girlfriend in near by Bahrein so he wanted to live with her. No problem for the wealthy Saudis, apart from the fact that he will travel 1000 kilometers to training every day! Off course, he will not actually travel that distance by car or bus, but rather with airplane. A regular flight from Bahrain to Riyadh, the Saudi capital where Al-Nassr is based, takes 1 hour 20 minutes to connect the two airports.Biggest spenders in the January transfer window: The unlikely 10Now, a logical question wouldn’t he invite his girlfriend to live with him? Well, the Sun explains that Islamic law discourages unmarried couples from cohabiting and that landlords often require proof of marriage before agreeing to rent a property. Although, in practice, the law is not always enforced but the player didn‘t want to hussle with the law so he decided just go to Bahrein instead. He will not be the only player from Saudi-Pro League who is based in Bahrein thou. Current El-Ettifaq boss Steven Gerrard and his former player Jodan Henderson (now playing for Ajax) both decided to live there, but at least their training base was just hour away by car. We will see how will this affect Duran‘s performance.EFL Cup SemifinalWednesday23:00 (4.10) Newcastle (3.50) Arsenal (1.90)Thursday 23:00 (1.25) Liverpool (6.50) Tottenham (10.0)***odds are subject to change***
