{"id":18608,"date":"2026-07-18T18:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18608"},"modified":"2026-07-18T18:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:54:52","slug":"arsenal-miss-out-on-morgan-rogers-as-chelsea-strike-monster-117m-transfer-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18608","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal miss out on Morgan Rogers as Chelsea strike monster \u00a3117m transfer agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Morgan Rogers is set to join Chelsea in a \u00a3117million deal after the Blues reportedly reached an agreement to sign the England star from under Arsenal’s nose<\/h2>\n
Morgan Rogers is set to join Chelsea(Image: Catherine Ivill – AMA\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
Morgan Rogers is reportedly set to join Chelsea in a \u00a3117million deal as the Blues steal in to sign the England star from under Arsenal’s nose.<\/p>\n
The England star has been linked with a move to Arsenal throughout the summer so far but it appears the Gunners will miss out on the attacking midfielder after a deal with Aston Villa was struck.<\/p>\n
According to The Athletic, a \u00a3117m fee has been agreed with Rogers set to sign a six-year contract with the option of a further year. A medical will take place after the weekend with the 23-year-old to be involved in England’s World Cup third-place play-off against France tonight.<\/p>\n
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Morgan Rogers has been invaluable to Aston Villa(Image: Dan Mullan, Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It’s said that Arsenal were also in talks but a fee was unable to be agreed and Rogers chose to join Chelsea as Xabi Alonso starts his rebuild at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta will now have to turn his attention elsewhere as the Spaniard looks to bolster his Premier League winning squad.<\/p>\n
The Gunners are yet to make a blockbuster signing after spending \u00a3250million last year. Piero Hincapie’s permanent signing for \u00a334m following a successful loan spell last year marks Arsenal’s biggest business so far this window.<\/p>\n
The transfer will trigger a windfall for Rogers’ former club, Middlesbrough, who included a 20 per cent sell-on clause into the deal which took the attacking midfielder to Villa Park for an initial \u00a37m with a further \u00a38m in add-ons back in the 2024 winter window.<\/p>\n
Rogers started on the right and notched an assist in England’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina and could be in action again tonight in the third-place play-off with France.<\/p>\n
The former Manchester City and Middlesbrough star is usually deployed central for Villa but could play out wide to start in the same side as Cole Palmer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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