Morgan Rogers ‘excited to join biggest club in London’ after signing £117m Chelsea deal
England international signs seven-year contract Xabi Alonso was key factor in Chelsea’s record signing Morgan Rogers has joined Chelsea from Aston Villa for a fee of £117m, signing a seven-year deal to become the Blues’ record signing. A deal was agreed on...
Morgan Rogers has completed a move from Aston Villa to Chelsea in a deal worth £117 million, becoming the club’s record signing after agreeing a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
The 23-year-old England international was secured by Chelsea after a move that had also drawn serious interest from Arsenal. According to the monitored public feed, Arsenal had been in talks with Rogers and were believed to be leading the race before Chelsea moved to finalise the transfer on Saturday.
Rogers said he was “excited to join biggest club in London,” marking the start of a major new chapter in his career as he links up with the Blues ahead of the new season. The transfer is understood to have been shaped in part by manager Xabi Alonso, who was described in the feed summary as a key factor in the deal.
For Chelsea, the signing underlines another major investment as they strengthen their squad with one of the Premier League’s most highly rated young English players. For Villa, it brings an end to Rogers’ time at the club after a strong enough rise to attract one of the biggest moves of the summer.
The transfer was reported from a monitored public feed, based on information published by The Guardian Football.
Source: The Guardian Football - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/21/morgan-rogers-biggest-club-london-117m-chelsea-deal
