Topics: Aston Villa, Al Nassr, Saudi Pro League, Football
Aston Villa fans are completely shocked after a clip of former star Jhon Duran being shown a red card while playing for new club Al Nassr went viral online.
In what was undoubtedly the most shocking transfer of the winter transfer window, Villa star striker Duran joined Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr last month.
The Saudi club reportedly payed £64million plus add-ons for the Colombian international, who is said to be earning an eye-watering salary of €20 million [£16.7m] per year at his new club.
But in just his fourth game playing for Al Nassr, Duran was shown a red card and Villa fans cannot believe the reason why.
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On Friday afternoon, Al Nassr suffered a shock 3-2 home loss to eighth-placed Al Ettifaq, ending their seven-match unbeaten run in the Saudi Pro League and further denting their hopes of catching rivals Al Ittihad at the top of the table.
However, the biggest moment of the match came in the 92nd minute after Duran was shown a straight red card following an altercation with one of his opponents.
Making his frustrations about the result known, the striker playfully hit the Al Ettifaq midfielder Abdulelah Almalki on the back of his head, leading to the 30-year-old falling to the ground and appealing to the referee, who obliges by showing Duran a red card.
Reacting to the clip on social media, one fan wrote: "So they watched the VAR video and decided that it was a red card?"
While another added: "What annoys me is how this mf fall on the ground"
And another commented: "'The player is rolling on the ground like he got shot, that slap wouldn’t even hurt a 5 year old."
Immediately after Duran was sent off for the incident, club captain Cristiano Ronaldo approached the referee to furiously let him know what he thought about the decision, but it was too late.
The 21-year-old will now miss Al Nassr's next three matches, a significant blow to their title hopes after Duran got off to the perfect start with his new club, scoring twice in each of his first two league games
