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Arsenal make Villa’s Morgan Rogers their No 1 target in transfer window

The Guardian Sport Monday 22 June 2026, 21:20 UTC By Ed Aarons 1 min read
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Champions expected to make an approach for forwardFee could be around £100m for Villa’s England playerArsenal are expected to make an approach to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa after identifying the England forward as their primary transfer target this summer. The Premier League champions want to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad and are hopeful of bringing Rogers to north London, although he could cost up to £100m. Talks with Villa have yet to commence but they are expected to make...

  • Champions expected to make an approach for forward

  • Fee could be around £100m for Villa’s England player

Arsenal are expected to make an approach to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa after identifying the England forward as their primary transfer target this summer.

The Premier League champions want to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad and are hopeful of bringing Rogers to north London, although he could cost up to £100m. Talks with Villa have yet to commence but they are expected to make contact in the coming weeks. The former European champions do not want to sell the 23-year-old, who also has interest from Chelsea and others, but Arsenal are confident of doing a deal.

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