CHELSEA PAID ASTON VILLA £117M FOR MORGAN ROGERS. IS HE THE RIGHT FIT?
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The England attacker thrives when he can gallop into space but Xabi Alonso’s best team built attacks slowly By Opta Analyst It quickly became apparent this summer that Aston Villa would not be holding on to Morgan… Having helped the club finish fourth in the Premier League and win the Europa League, the 23-year-old was in demand.
According to Sport | The Guardian, The England attacker thrives when he can gallop into space but Xabi Alonso’s best team built attacks slowly By Opta Analyst It quickly became apparent this summer that Aston Villa would not be holding on to Morgan…
The available RSS description adds: Having helped the club finish fourth in the Premier League and win the Europa League, the 23-year-old was in demand.
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- Sport | The Guardian: The England attacker thrives when he can gallop into space but Xabi Alonso’s best team built attacks slowly By Opta Analyst It quickly became apparent this summer that Aston Villa would not be holding on to Morgan…
- Sport | The Guardian: Having helped the club finish fourth in the Premier League and win the Europa League, the 23-year-old was in demand.
- Sport | The Guardian: Arsenal looked like his likeliest next destination, with the champions eager to strengthen the left side of their attack.
- Sport | The Guardian: The charm offensive came from many angles, with Martin Ødegaard, Mikel Arteta and the club’s England players trying to sell the idea to Rogers.
- Sport | The Guardian: But, with Arsenal reluctant to meet Villa’s asking price, Chelsea intervened and made Rogers the most expensive British player ever, surpassing the £116m that Manchester City paid Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson…
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- 23/07/2026, 19:00 PRIMARY FEED CHELSEA PAID ASTON VILLA £117M FOR MORGAN ROGERS. IS HE THE RIGHT FIT? (Sport | The Guardian • 7 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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