{"id":698830,"date":"2026-07-18T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/698830\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:00:11","slug":"chelsea-reach-verbal-agreement-for-117m-morgan-rogers-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/698830\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea reach verbal agreement for \u00a3117m Morgan Rogers transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers.<\/p>\n

\u2060A bid of \u00a3117million (\u20ac137m, $157m) has been accepted, although the deal for the attacking midfielder is still being finalised, according to sources briefed on the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

\u2060Personal terms are in place on a six-year contract through to 2032 with the option of a further 12 months, and a medical is scheduled for Monday.<\/p>\n

\u2060Rogers, 23, wants to move to Chelsea, with new manager Xabi Alonso and the club\u2019s project a major appeal.<\/p>\n

Arsenal were also interested in a move for the England international, but he has chosen Chelsea as his preferred destination.<\/p>\n

The anticipated deal would represent a record transfer for Chelsea, surpassing the \u20ac121m (\u00a3106m, $131m at time of the deal) paid to Benfica for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in the 2023 winter window.<\/p>\n

It would also eclipse the British record fee of \u00a3116m agreed by Manchester City with Nottingham Forest<\/a> for the signing of England midfielder Elliot Anderson this summer.<\/p>\n

Morgan Rogers creates the perfect midfielder<\/p>\n

The Athletic reported in June<\/a> that there is an expectation Rogers will leave Villa this summer, with Arsenal and Chelsea among his admirers.<\/p>\n

Rogers\u2019 existing Villa contract runs until 2030, after he signed fresh terms in November 2024<\/a>. That deal added a year to his previous contract and brought his salary more in line with his standing in Unai Emery\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n

He moved to Villa Park from Middlesbrough in February 2024 for an initial fee of \u00a37m plus a further \u00a38m in add-ons, and the Championship club also has a 20 per cent sell-on clause as part of that deal.<\/p>\n

The former West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City academy player has established himself as one of the Premier League\u2019s most in-form attacking midfielders over the past two seasons, scoring 31 goals and adding 29 assists in 125 appearances for Villa.<\/p>\n

Rogers provided 14 goals and 12 assists in 55 appearances across all competitions during the 2025-26 campaign as Villa qualified for the Champions League and won the Europa League.<\/p>\n

He received his first senior England call-up in November 2024<\/a> and has featured in all six of his country\u2019s games at the World Cup so far, starting the final group-stage match against Panama and the defeat to Argentina.<\/p>\n

Rogers, who set up England\u2019s only goal of the semi-final with a cross for Anthony Gordon, is with the England squad in the U.S. for Saturday\u2019s third-place play-off against France.<\/p>\n

A unique talent<\/p>\n

Analysis from Aston Villa correspondent Jacob Tanswell<\/p>\n

The Athletic previously reported that there was an expectation Rogers would leave Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have been long-standing admirers, with Arsenal and a number of clubs, both in the Premier League and in Europe, closely following his situation.<\/p>\n

Rogers is a unique talent, able to play in multiple positions and with a ball-carrying ability that continues to be refined.<\/p>\n

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\n Rogers enjoyed a hugely impressive spell at Villa Park. (James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Villa were fully aware they would likely lose Rogers, but only for a fee that exceeded \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n

They will reinvest some of that money by signing a winger, with Ibrahim Mbaye and Crysencio Summerville among the targets, and have spent in excess of \u00a350m for Johan Manzambi, who is a similar profile to Rogers, and \u00a335m for Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder, Joao Gomes, who underwent his medical on Friday.<\/p>\n

What now for Arsenal?<\/p>\n

Analysis from Arsenal correspondent James McNicholas<\/p>\n

Rogers was believed to be among Arsenal\u2019s top targets for the window.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta is hoping for players to bring quality and threat to the Arsenal attack, particularly from the left-hand side. Rogers was seen as a player with the versatility to contribute in a number of different roles.<\/p>\n

The price point for Rogers however escalated significantly beyond Arsenal\u2019s expectations. With Arsenal assessing their options, Chelsea have moved aggressively to secure the player\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

Arsenal are likely to turn their attention to alternatives, such as Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers. \u2060A bid of \u00a3117million (\u20ac137m,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698831,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[220,2604,1669,219,309,2600,218,111456,221,1671,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-698830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-arsenal","tag-aston-villa","tag-champions-league","tag-chelsea","tag-england","tag-europa-league","tag-football","tag-international-football","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}