Chelsea to pay record 117 million pounds to Villa for Rogers

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Aston Villa to ink Morgan Rogers in a transfer worth 117 million pounds.

The midfielder picked the Blues over the Gunners after being enticed by the project under new manager Xabi Alonso.

Rogers will become the Blues’ most expensive footballer in the team’s history. The fee is set to eclipse the previous British record of 116 million pounds, which the Sky Blues agreed to pay to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson.

Only 3 years ago, the team from Stamford Bridge paid 106 million pounds for Enzo Fernandez, but now they will go even higher for another midfielder.

🚨🔵 BREAKING: MORGAN ROGERS TO CHELSEA, HERE WE GO!

Club to club agreement reached today with Aston Villa to anticipate Arsenal official bid.

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£117m proposal has been accepted, as @David_Ornstein reported.

Agreement done with Morgan Rogers on personal terms until June 2032. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 pic.twitter.com/T8LITHSus0

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 18, 2026

Morgan already agreed his personal terms with Chelsea and is expected to ink a long-term deal with the West London club that will be for 6 years. The contract will also feature the option for an extra year, ensuring that the midfielder will be a crucial player for the future of the club and that’s what made Rogers to pick the Blues over Arsenal.