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Chelsea told they can’t sign Morgan Rogers for two key reasons by Aston Villa icon
Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor has strictly announced Morgan Rogers is not for sale, despite his reported £100million price tag. It comes amid reported interest from Premier League rivals Chelsea ahead of the summer transfer window, with Rogers’ flying form in domestic and European football making big clubs take notice. Rogers has impressed on the biggest stage this season, earning a man of the match award in the Champions League against Club BruggeGetty Rogers has hugely impressed during his first full season at Villa Park, netting 14 times and assisting 13 goals this season. The 22-year-old’s array of excellent performances earned him a senior England debut under Thomas Tuchel in November 2024, where he put in performances that led to comparisons with Wayne Rooney. He has also been a reliable asset for Villa this season, playing 4,143 minutes across 50 matches and only missing one game in the Premier League this campaign due to a yellow card suspension. Rogers has been one of the biggest bargain signings in recent transfer windows and has proven to be worth far more than his initial transfer fee of £8m [£15m with add-ons] that Middlesbrough pocketed in February 2024. But with UEFA’s PSR restrictions looming above Villa’s head, the club know they must raise funds through player sales. According to reports, Rogers would fetch the highest fee out of the Villa squad and he has been linked with a £100m move to Chelsea who have consistently bought young talent. But Villa icon Agbonlahor insists their star man is going nowhere – and talkSPORT understands it’s a sentiment backed up by Villa’s hierarchy. “When people start talking about Morgan Rogers, there’s some players that you just don’t sell,” Gabby told talkSPORT Breakfast. “Aston Villa had to make a decision last summer. They didn’t want to sell Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby, but sacrificed them. “Out of the squad of players Unai Emery has got now, there’ll be players they will say, ‘Nope, not selling’. [Emi] Martinez, [Ezri] Konsa, Rogers… nope. Rogers has enjoyed a stunning first full season at Aston Villa… but now the Premier League big boys are looking at himGetty Agbonlahor insists there’s no way Villa can sell Rogers this summertalkSPORT “Other players maybe they’ll say, ‘We’ll sacrifice’, but definitely not Morgan Rogers. “What would Morgan Rogers cost now? £100m as a starter, then talk about add-ons. “So I don’t think Chelsea, with their PSR problems as well, will be able to afford that.” Following the expensive acquisitions of Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Wesley Fofana and many more, the Blues landed themselves on thin ice with UEFA. But Chelsea were recently accused of ‘finding gaps’ in PSR to avoid suffering a breach. The Blues sold their women’s team to themselves last year and then reported a £128.4m profit. Rogers shares the celebration with close friend Cole PalmerGetty Palmer has admitted he took the celebration from his good mate Rogers… but has since tried to legally trademark it for himselfGetty However, Rogers may find the prospect of joining his friend Cole Palmer at Chelsea a tempting one, despite their ongoing banter over their shared ‘cold’ celebration. Rogers has opened up on his close friendly with former Man City academy teammate Palmer, and insisted he came up with the ‘shiver’ pose first. The Villa star said: “He definitely copied me. It’s my celebration. Check the timeline, I did it first. “He [Palmer] is one of my closest friends in life. I couldn’t be more proud of him. He’s showing everyone what I knew he could do two or three years ago.”
Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor has strictly announced Morgan Rogers is not for sale, despite his reported £100million price tag.
It comes amid reported interest from Premier League rivals Chelsea ahead of the summer transfer window, with Rogers’ flying form in domestic and European football making big clubs take notice.
Rogers has hugely impressed during his first full season at Villa Park, netting 14 times and assisting 13 goals this season.
The 22-year-old’s array of excellent performances earned him a senior England debut under Thomas Tuchel in November 2024, where he put in performances that led to comparisons with Wayne Rooney.
He has also been a reliable asset for Villa this season, playing 4,143 minutes across 50 matches and only missing one game in the Premier League this campaign due to a yellow card suspension.
Rogers has been one of the biggest bargain signings in recent transfer windows and has proven to be worth far more than his initial transfer fee of £8m [£15m with add-ons] that Middlesbrough pocketed in February 2024.
But with UEFA’s PSR restrictions looming above Villa’s head, the club know they must raise funds through player sales.
According to reports, Rogers would fetch the highest fee out of the Villa squad and he has been linked with a £100m move to Chelsea who have consistently bought young talent.
But Villa icon Agbonlahor insists their star man is going nowhere – and talkSPORT understands it’s a sentiment backed up by Villa’s hierarchy.
“When people start talking about Morgan Rogers, there’s some players that you just don’t sell,” Gabby told talkSPORT Breakfast.
“Aston Villa had to make a decision last summer. They didn’t want to sell Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby, but sacrificed them.
“Out of the squad of players Unai Emery has got now, there’ll be players they will say, ‘Nope, not selling’. [Emi] Martinez, [Ezri] Konsa, Rogers… nope.
“Other players maybe they’ll say, ‘We’ll sacrifice’, but definitely not Morgan Rogers.
“What would Morgan Rogers cost now? £100m as a starter, then talk about add-ons.
“So I don’t think Chelsea, with their PSR problems as well, will be able to afford that.”
Following the expensive acquisitions of Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Wesley Fofana and many more, the Blues landed themselves on thin ice with UEFA.
But Chelsea were recently accused of ‘finding gaps’ in PSR to avoid suffering a breach.
The Blues sold their women’s team to themselves last year and then reported a £128.4m profit.
However, Rogers may find the prospect of joining his friend Cole Palmer at Chelsea a tempting one, despite their ongoing banter over their shared ‘cold’ celebration.
Rogers has opened up on his close friendly with former Man City academy teammate Palmer, and insisted he came up with the ‘shiver’ pose first.
The Villa star said: “He definitely copied me. It’s my celebration. Check the timeline, I did it first.
“He [Palmer] is one of my closest friends in life. I couldn’t be more proud of him. He’s showing everyone what I knew he could do two or three years ago.”
