Jhon Duran has distanced himself from rumours of a possible move to Arsenal, insisting he is ‘happy to be’ an Aston Villa player. The 20-year-old has enjoyed an eye-catching start to the campaign with Villa, despite playing second fiddle to England striker Ollie Watkins for the most part.

The strikers have yet to thrive in partnership, but the Colombian's contributions off the bench continue to prove spectacular

Jhon Duran is loving his battle with Ollie Watkins for a place in the Aston Villa side. Duran was demoted back to the bench for Tuesday's Champions League clash with RB Leipzig but replaced Watkins at half-time and scored his 10th goal of the season six minutes later.

Aston Villa fans believe the club needs to start building the team around Jhon Duran after his impressive performance against RB Leipzig.

Former Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton says everything Jhon Duran "touches turns to gold at the moment" as the Colombia forward added another goal to his tally in the Champions League. Duran has now scored 10 goals this season, including three in Europe, while striking rival Ollie Watkins is yet to get off the mark in the Champions League.

Aston Villa could be boosted by the return of winger Leon Bailey against Nottingham Forest. Bailey suffered a hamstring injury in Villa’s last Premier League match against Southampton last Saturday. After chasing a pass from John McGinn on a counter-attack,

The England forward was substituted at half-time during Villa's Champions League win over RB Leipzig with what boss Unai Emery described as a 'small injury'.