Chelsea has caused a sensation by securing a Premier League star in a record-breaking £117 million transfer.
Chelsea has outpaced Arsenal to sign Rogers from Aston Villa for £117 million.
Fabrizio Romano, the renowned Italian journalist, exclaimed 퐇퐄퐑퐄 퐖퐄 퐆퐎!!! confirming that Chelsea has reached an agreement to sign Morgan Rogers, the English international attacker from Aston Villa, for a fee of £117 million.
The 23-year-old Rogers will sign a six-year contract with Chelsea, running until June 2032, with an option to extend for one more year.
This move outpaced Arsenal, who were preparing to submit an official offer for Rogers, but Chelsea quickly agreed on personal terms with the player and negotiated a transfer fee with Aston Villa, completing the deal swiftly.
Rogers will undergo a medical examination with Chelsea after finishing his role with the England national team against France in the third-place match of the 2026 World Cup.
This transfer sets a new record for an English player, surpassing the £116 million fee Manchester City agreed with Nottingham Forest to sign English midfielder Elliott Anderson earlier this summer.
Rogers becomes Chelsea's most expensive signing ever, breaking the previous record of £107 million paid for Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez in 2023.
Rogers scored 21 goals in 85 league appearances for Aston Villa since joining from Middlesbrough in January 2024 and was part of the Villa squad that won the Europa League last season.