{"id":20402,"date":"2026-07-23T09:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20402"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:57:20","slug":"morgan-rogers-reveals-what-convinced-him-to-join-chelsea-read-chelsea-f-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20402","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Rogers reveals what convinced him to join Chelsea &#8211; Read Chelsea F.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Morgan Rogers has opened up on the values behind his \u00a3117million Chelsea move. In a revealing Morgan Rogers interview, the England international explained how family, freedom and his love of football shaped his decision to join Xabi Alonso\u2019s squad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to Chelsea\u2019s official website, Rogers said he always tries to play with the same joy he had as a child. He does not want the pressure of elite football to remove the freedom and happiness from his game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers believes Alonso can provide an environment where he can express himself. The 23-year-old said the Chelsea manager\u2019s ideas align with how he sees football and wants to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opportunity to reunite with Cole Palmer also influenced his decision. Rogers revealed that his close friend had been calling and messaging him regularly before the transfer was completed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read our exclusive interview with Morgan. \ud83d\udcda<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 22, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Morgan Rogers interview highlights family influence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers credited his family with giving him the platform to build a professional career. They travelled to matches, supported his decisions and encouraged him to remain happy throughout his development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacker also discussed the difficult loan spells which strengthened his mentality. Periods with Lincoln City, Bournemouth and Blackpool taught him how to manage setbacks, selection disappointment and pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His older brother Daniel has also played an important role. Daniel works as a therapist and has helped Rogers understand his emotions as scrutiny around his performances increased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea now hope those experiences help Rogers handle the pressure created by his record fee. He wants to become a difference-maker while retaining the freedom which produced his best football at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ReadChelsea has already examined how Alonso could use Rogers alongside Palmer. The latest Morgan Rogers interview suggests Chelsea have signed a player ready to embrace that opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Rogers has opened up on the values behind his \u00a3117million Chelsea move. In a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}