{"id":735,"date":"2026-04-25T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=735"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:30:54","slug":"chelsea-one-of-four-genuine-suitors-for-morgan-rogers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=735","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea one of four genuine suitors for Morgan Rogers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are one of four clubs who are \u201cgenuine\u201d suitors for Aston Villa\u2019s Morgan Rogers this summer according to Ben Jacobs.<\/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 had a quiet January the Blues are once again expected to be busy in the summer with a number of positions in the squad needing to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are reportedly still in the market for a centre back, whilst they are said to want to add another midfielder and attacker.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea one of four clubs interested in Morgan Rogers<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported the Blues are open to signing players with proven Premier League experience this summer, but fans will believe it when they see it.<\/p>\n<p>Co-owner Behdad Eghbali has said the model will be tweaked, but whether that happens remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are thought to be looking for an attacker who can play both from the left and centrally, with Rogers a name that\u2019s been linked previously.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been said any move for Rogers could cost in excess of \u00a380m, and Jacobs has reported Chelsea are one of four \u201cgenuine\u201d suitors.<\/p>\n<p>He took to X.com and said:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cManchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and PSG are the most genuine suitors for Morgan Rogers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLiverpool and Bayern not as active as of now. Understand Rogers is just as open to a move abroad as staying in England and has admiration for Luis Enrique.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rogers has been in good form for Villa this season with 12 goals and nine assists in 48 appearances in all competitions.<\/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<span> <\/span><\/em>content.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>The Como president has said Cesc Fabregas is free to join Chelsea if he wishes, with the Blues looking for a new head coach after sacking Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-190x107.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-245x138.jpg.webp 245w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-320x180.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-630x354.jpg.webp 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 250px, (min-width:1020px) 20vw, (min-width:920px) 290px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:394px) 130px, 33vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-120588 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Frank Lampard in a Coventry tracksuit. 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