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Morgan Rogers is undergoing a medical with Chelsea in London at the present time. Rogers touched down in the United Kingdom with the rest of the England party on Sunday morning, following the end of a gruelling World Cup campaign in the United States that ended with a third-place finish.<\/p>\n
The Blues have agreed a \u00a3117 million fee with Aston Villa, smashing the \u00a3116 million Manchester City paid for Elliot Anderson earlier this summer. Assuming the medical goes well, the Halesowen-born forward will sign a six-year contract until 2032, with a clause to extend for a further year for the club. Villa, who prised him from Middlesbrough for a modest \u00a38 million in January 2024, stand to bank an extraordinary windfall, although Boro\u2019s 20% sell-on clause will divert roughly \u00a320 million back to the Riverside.<\/p>\n
This comes after a truly disturbing interlude that might have broken the whole thing apart. Reports on Sunday evening suggested that Villa had pulled out of negotiations completely, with Unai Emery unwilling to sacrifice the creative linchpin around which his entire attacking structure has been built. That dramatic back-tracking has now been corrected, with co-owner Nassef Sawiris finally signing off on a fully guaranteed offer that was impossible to ignore as UEFA financial restrictions tightened at Villa Park.<\/p>\n
Arsenal, who had for a long time seen Rogers as their main forward target this window, were not willing to pay such a high price. The Gunners privately estimated their bid to be in the region of \u00a390m to \u00a3100m before withdrawing from the chase altogether. Rogers leaves Villa after making 125 appearances and scoring 31 goals, the last of which came in May\u2019s Europa League final success against Freiburg.<\/p>\n
Chelsea Have Constructed a Fearsome Attack Under Xabi Alonso<\/h2>\n The size of this outlay is a clear statement of intent from a club coming off a genuinely bruising campaign. Last term Chelsea toiled to a tenth-placed finish without silverware, and the absence of continental football this term makes such lavish outlay all the more striking to neutral observers.<\/p>\n
Xabi Alonso has been in charge of a total redevelopment since he formally took charge on July 1 under a four-year agreement. Geovany Quenda, Denner, Dastan Satpaev, Emmanuel Emegha, and Marco Palestra are the new faces in the west London ranks this summer. Rogers joins an attacking constellation that already includes Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Estevao Willian.<\/p>\n
His arrival fills a gaping hole on the left flank, particularly with Alejandro Garnacho poised to depart and Jamie Gittens\u2019 injury-ravaged maiden season. Now Alonso must rapidly bed in his record signing as Chelsea\u2019s pre-season plans gather pace ahead of a Premier League curtain-raiser that will be watched closely.<\/p>\n\n <\/aside>\n \n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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