Arsenal\u2019s chances of signing Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa have received a major thumbs-up from Fabrizio Romano, who believes the player is set to green-light a potential \u00a3100m-plus move, and with TEAMtalk revealing exactly why the England playmaker wants to join Mikel Arteta\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
The north London side ended a 22-year wait to be crowned champions of England recently, and could have secured a remarkable treble had they not lost in the Carabao Cup and Champions League finals; the latter on a penalty shoot-out to PSG.<\/p>\n
Now, in an effort to go one better next season, Arsenal<\/a> have identified the left side of their attack as one area of improvement \u2013 and they are ready to lock on to a deal to prise England star Rogers<\/a> away from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n While any deal would cost in excess of \u00a3100m (\u20ac116m, $132m), the Gunners are not perturbed by the cost and, according to Romano, a move to bring the 13-cap England star to Emirates Stadium is rapidly advancing.<\/p>\n Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano said: \u201cI would still mention a name that I have been mentioning for the last months on Liverpool, and it\u2019s a name I want to keep there.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not something new, because if you follow the channel, you know I am always mentioning him, but Bradley Barcola remains a player appreciated by Liverpool.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, we should not forget about Barcola, who is also appreciated by Arsenal, but the priority for Arsenal remains Morgan Rogers.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, Arsenal want to sign Morgan Rogers, and Arsenal will go all in for Morgan Rogers; that\u2019s the expectation.\u201d<\/p>\n And in a new update on Monday evening, Romano told his YouTube channel<\/a> why a move to bring the 47-goal star to north London is rapidly starting to gather pace\u2026<\/p>\n READ MORE: Agent Rice \u2018charming\u2019 Rogers to join Arsenal as Berta goes all out for Aston Villa superstar<\/a><\/p>\n Romano: Arsenal advancing towards Morgan Rogers transfer<\/p>\n The transfer oracle stated: \u201cI keep mentioning Morgan Rogers as the number one, two and three target for Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cThey want to go for him.<\/p>\n \u201cThey made very good progress on the player\u2019s side, so Arsenal are working hard on a deal to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are in conversations; they are in negotiations. The deal is absolutely on!<\/p>\n \u201cSo, Morgan Rogers to Arsenal is a really concrete story on the player\u2019s side.<\/p>\n \u201cThen there is the club-to-club side, and obviously, it\u2019s going to take some time before we know how the negotiations will progress, how much Arsenal will offer, how much Aston Villa<\/a> want.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s still early stages between clubs, but it\u2019s advancing on the player\u2019s side.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no doubt he\u2019s the player wanted by Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the player seen as the top, top target, so they are ready to make a big investment on Morgan Rogers.<\/p>\n \u201cThe player is also very tempted by this possibility to go to Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cThe project is ambitious.<\/p>\n \u201cThey won the Premier League last season, Champions League finalists till the penalties, so the feeling is very good between Morgan Rogers and Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, it\u2019s on closing this agreement between the clubs.<\/p>\n \u201cThe conversations again will continue very soon, but I expect Arsenal to focus this summer, the beginning of the summer transfer window, on Morgan Rogers.\u201d<\/p>\n TEAMtalk understands that, as a result, an official Arsenal bid for Rogers is imminent, though their approach could open the floodgates for other sides to make their move.<\/p>\n Understandably, Aston Villa would very much like to keep their star man at Villa Park, especially given he committed to a new deal through to 2031 in November last year.<\/p>\n However, sources are adamant that Rogers feels now is the right time to take <\/a>the next step in his career and is ready to push for a move<\/a> to Arsenal.<\/p>\n In addition to Rogers, Arsenal also want to add a new central midfielder to their ranks, and a report last week listed seven players they are ready to target<\/a>.<\/p>\n