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Chelsea have £117m British transfer record bid accepted for Villa's Rogers

Chelsea have £117m British transfer record bid accepted for Villa's Rogers
Sky Sports Football Saturday 18 July 2026, 19:10 UTC 1 min read
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Morgan Rogers transfer news: Chelsea have British record £117m bid accepted for Aston Villa forward and Arsenal's No 1 target Arsenal had made Morgan Rogers their No 1 target; the record fee for a British player had already been broken this summer as Man City paid Nottingham Forest £116m for Elliot Anderson Saturday 18 July 2026 19:17, UK Chelsea have had a £117m bid accepted by Aston Villa for Morgan Rogers. A move to Chelsea would come after Arsenal made Rogers their top forward target...

Morgan Rogers transfer news: Chelsea have British record £117m bid accepted for Aston Villa forward and Arsenal's No 1 target Arsenal had made Morgan Rogers their No 1 target; the record fee for a British player had already been broken this summer as Man City paid Nottingham Forest £116m for Elliot Anderson Saturday 18 July 2026 19:17, UK Chelsea have had a £117m bid accepted by Aston Villa for Morgan Rogers. A move to Chelsea would come after Arsenal made Rogers their top forward target this summer - and an approach to Villa was expected after the World Cup had finished. - Transfer Centre LIVE! | Chelsea news & transfers🔵 - Chelsea fixtures & scores | FREE Chelsea highlights▶️ - Got Sky? Watch Chelsea games LIVE on your phone📱 - Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 - Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 The 23-year-old scored 14 goals and added 11 assists in 55 appearances for Villa last season. Since joining from Middlesbrough in a deal worth £16m in 2024, Rogers has quickly risen from young prospect to a fully fledged England international, with 21 caps to his name already. He made five of those appearances during the 2026 World Cup and provided the assist to Anthony Gordon during England's semi-final defeat to Argentina. More to follow...
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