{"id":5774,"date":"2026-05-08T08:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5774"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:43:04","slug":"matt-law-thinks-rogers-would-be-terrible-signing-for-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5774","title":{"rendered":"Matt Law thinks Rogers would be &#8220;terrible&#8221; signing for Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa star and reported Chelsea target Morgan Rogers would be a \u201cterrible\u201d signing for the Blues according to journalist Matt Law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having been quiet in January, Chelsea face a critical summer and are once again expected to be busy in the window with a number of issues in the squad needing to addressed.<\/p>\n<p>As well as appointing a new head coach, the Blues are still thought to be in the market for a centre back, whilst it\u2019s believed they want to add another midfielder and attacker.<\/p>\n<h2>Morgan Rogers wouldn\u2019t be a good signing for Chelsea<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea have been heavily criticised for their youth focused recruitment strategy, but it\u2019s been reported they\u2019re prepared to sign players with proven Premier League experience this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Co-owner Behdad Eghbali has said the model will be tweaked, but fans won\u2019t believe that until they see action taken.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are thought to be looking for a creative attacker who can play from the left and centrally, with Rogers a player they\u2019ve been linked with.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported Villa would want a club record fee for Rogers, but Law thinks the England international would be a \u201cterrible\u201d signing for Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think Morgan Rogers would be a terrible signing for Chelsea, terrible, he is not the right guy,\u201d he told The London Is Blue Podcast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s too immature. He\u2019s another player who goes through hot and cold spells. I actually think someone like Anthony Gordon would be a smart signing, because I think he\u2019s been consistent over a number of years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Law Special: Summer Transfers, Enzo\/Palmer Sold?! #CFC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hsR5EDi17kE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Newcastle are reportedly willing to explore a move for Liam Delap, but Chelsea\u2019s stance is the 23-year-old 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