Chelsea agrees club-record deal to sign Rogers
Chelsea is set to sign Aston Villa's England midfielder Morgan Rogers on a six-year contract for £117 million ($225.3 million), a record transfer fee for the west London side, after the Premier League clubs agreed a deal, British media has reported.
Rogers, who can play as a winger or attacking midfielder, will complete his medical at Chelsea on Tuesday (AEST), the reports added, ending a two-year spell at Villa that culminated in a UEFA Europa League triumph.
Chelsea, whose previous record signing was the £115 million ($221.5 million) paid for Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo in 2023, beat English champion Arsenal in the race for the 23-year-old Rogers, according to the reports.
Rogers, who joined Villa in 2024 from Middlesbrough, made his England debut in November that year. He provided the assist for Anthony Gordon's goal in England's 2-1 semi-final loss to Argentina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In January 2025, Rogers scored a hat-trick in Villa's 4-2 UEFA Champions League victory over Celtic, and played a prominent role in helping it reach the quarter-finals.
In 2025-2026, Rogers had his best season so far, scoring 10 Premier League goals.
In the UEFA Europa League final against Freiburg, he provided the assist for Villa's first goal and scored the third in a 3-0 win, helping it to its first major European trophy since 1982.
Chelsea, which finished 10th last season, begins its Premier League campaign at local rival Fulham on 25 August (AEST).
