Chelsea are targeting Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers as one of their summer signings to bolster their attack.
The 22-year-old has been one of the Premier League season’s revelations, having quickly gone to the next level as a player since signing for Unai Emery’s side in January 2024.
Aston Villa do not want to sell Rogers and view him as a star for the future, but there is now a widespread belief in football circles that profit and sustainability rules (PSR) will force clubs into a “transfer churn”, and make decisions they wouldn’t usually regarding players they would want to keep.
It is why this summer may be an especially active window. Villa face particular pressure in this regard given that their wage bill has been at over 90 per cent of revenue. A Champions League run to the quarter-finals has naturally helped but it now creates a greater urge to get back into the competition next season by finishing among the league’s top five.
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