At one point in the summer it seemed for all the world that Jhon Duran would join West Ham United from Aston Villa. Jhon Duran would have taken West Ham to a whole new level entirely, what with his blistering pace and finishing ability, there’s no doubt in my mind about that. Julen Lopetegui tried, and failed, to bring the 20-year-old Aston Villa striker to the London Stadium, and he had to settle on signing Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund instead. At one point, it seemed certain that Duran would join the Hammers from Aston Villa, after he did the ‘crossed hammers’ sign during a live st…