Chelsea reach verbal agreement for £117m Morgan Rogers
Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign England midfielder Morgan Rogers for £117 million, according to The Athletic. Personal terms are agreed on a six-year deal, a medical is set for Monday, and the Morgan Rogers Chelsea move would be a club-record transfer if completed.
Key Takeaways
- Chelsea and Aston Villa have a verbal agreement on a £117m (€137m) fee for Morgan Rogers.
- Personal terms are in place on a six-year contract to 2032, with a 12-month option; a medical is scheduled for Monday.
- Rogers, 23, prefers Chelsea over Arsenal interest, with Xabi Alonso and the club project a major draw.
- The fee would set a Chelsea transfer record, topping the Enzo Fernandez deal from 2023.
- Rogers is with England at the World Cup while the move is finalised.
What has been agreed in the Morgan Rogers Chelsea deal?
Per reporting from The Athletic, Chelsea have agreed verbally with Villa on a £117 million bid for the attacking midfielder. Sources briefed on the talks say the transfer is still being finalised even though the fee has been accepted.
Personal terms cover a six-year contract through 2032, plus the option of a further year. A medical is lined up for Monday. Rogers wants the move, with new manager Xabi Alonso and Chelsea’s project cited as a major appeal.
Why does this transfer matter for Chelsea?
If completed, the signing would be Chelsea’s record transfer, surpassing the €121 million (£106m) paid to Benfica for Enzo Fernandez in the 2023 winter window. Arsenal were also interested, but Rogers has chosen Chelsea as his preferred destination.
The 23-year-old has become one of the Premier League’s standout attacking midfielders. Across 125 appearances for Villa he has 31 goals and 29 assists. In 2025-26 he contributed 14 goals and 12 assists in 55 games as Villa reached the Champions League and won the Europa League.
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Where does Aston Villa stand after selling Rogers?
Villa expected Rogers could leave this summer, but only for a fee above £100 million. He signed fresh terms in November 2024 that run to 2030. Middlesbrough, who sold him to Villa in February 2024 for an initial £7m plus £8m in add-ons, hold a 20 per cent sell-on clause.
Rogers moved from Middlesbrough after spells in the West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City academies. He earned his first senior England call-up in November 2024 and has featured in all six of England’s World Cup games so far, including setting up Anthony Gordon in the semi-final. He is with the squad for Saturday’s third-place play-off against France while Chelsea push to close the deal.