Aston Villa faced West Ham on the opening day of the Premier League and won 2-1 thanks to a goal from Colombian Jhon Durán, who was very close to joining the Hammers in this transfer market.
During the preseason, Durán had expressed his interest in joining the Hammers with a controversial gesture he made on social media, which caused him some issues at Villa.
Although his name was mentioned by several teams, Emery had said he was counting on him and even inherited the number ‘9’, responding already in the first match of the Premier League.
The Colombian came on for Ollie Watkins in the second half when the match against West Ham was 1-1 and broke the deadlock with a great goal.
He struck with his left foot and first time a back pass from Maatsen and overcame the goalkeeper’s resistance to celebrate with his teammates and make a gesture towards the stands: “Here I am.”