Chelsea signs Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for club-record fee

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Chelsea signs Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for club-record fee
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Chelsea has secured the signing of Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa in a club-record deal worth £117 million. The 23-year-old forward has agreed to a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge. Rogers emerged as one of the Premier League's standout talents, contributing significantly to Villa's Europa League victory this past season. The move comes after Chelsea faced competition from Arsenal for Rogers, who is expected to enhance Chelsea's attacking options under manager Xabi Alonso.

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  • Morgan Rogers joins Chelsea from Aston Villa for £117 million.
  • Rogers signed a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
  • He was instrumental in Villa's Europa League title last season.
  • Arsenal also expressed interest in signing Rogers.
  • The deal marks a significant investment in Chelsea's squad.
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The England World Cup forward Morgan Rogers completed his British transfer record move from Aston Villa to Premier League rival Chelsea on Tuesday. No fee was officially disclosed but media reports say it is worth 117 million pounds ($156.5 million), which surpasses England teammate Elliot Anderson's 116 million pounds ($155 million) switch from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City earlier this month. The all-time record Premier League transfer is still Sweden striker Alexander Isak's 125 million pounds ($167 million) move from Newcastle to Liverpool last year.

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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 Saturday for the 23-year-old to move to Stamford Bridge as the club stole in ahead of Arsenal, who had been in talks to sign the England international and had appeared to be favourites to secure his signature. Continue reading...

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New Chelsea signing Morgan Rogers says he is "really excited" about "where the club is heading" under new manager Xabi Alonso. The Blues completed the signing of England midfielder Rogers from Aston Villa for a British record transfer fee of £117m on Monday. It had been widely expected that Rogers, who was Villa's most prized asset, would be available only for an English transfer record fee, but many expected Arsenal to be the frontrunners.

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