The great striker of the English Aston Valley, John Duran, begins the next stage of his incredibly busy career. The 22-year-old forward arrived at Lisbon's Benfica on loan for the entire season.

For the transfer of the Colombian national team, the Portuguese club will pay the Saudi Arabian An-Nasr 6 million euros. Uda also transfers the option of a full buyout to the striker’s contract after the completion of the 2026/27 season. The amount of potential warehouse transfer is 30 million euros.

Gravets himself did not capture his emotions after signing the contract. For a new chance to restart your career in Europe after low-short-term moves.

\! I keep saying that this is the biggest club in Portugal. “I’ve been here for a long time,” Durand said at the hour of the presentation.. - I have very high levels of awareness. “I want to do well and become a champion again,” said the newcomer.

Benfica Lisbon has become the seventh club in this country for a footballer who has turned 22 years old. His professional path has developed extremely rapidly. John's path to professional football started in 2019 at Fatherland's Warehouse at the warehouse of the Colombian Envigado.

Already in 2022, he moved to the USA, where he joined the MLS club Chicago Fire. In 2023, there was a move to the English Premier League - Aston Villa added a forward for 14 million pounds sterling, and there he quickly became a favorite of patients.

At the beginning of 2025, after a missed summer transfer to West Ham and a bright goal against Bayern in Champions League, Duran was sold to the Saudi Al-Nasr for 71 million pounds sterling.. Despite the poor performance - 8 goals in 13 matches for the Saudis - he soon went on loan to the Turkish Fenerbahce.

However, after the Swedish dismissal of coach Jose Mourinho, this favor was cut off from the fierce 2026 fate. In the spring of 2026, the striker scored short-term goals against the Russian Zenit, scoring 3 goals in 9 games.

And now, before the start of the 2026/27 season, the young and ambitious forward is hoping to find stability and gain a foothold in the main team of one of the top clubs in Europe.

Guess what, it became clear earlier that the Premier League giants were ruling the waters in Benfica's sights.