Thomas Frank and Enzo Maresca (Photograph by way of Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Recreation Pictures, Bryn Lennon/Getty Pictures)
Tottenham and Chelsea are each out there for equivalent gamers as we edge nearer to the tip of the switch window, and that’s led them each to Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder shone within the Premier League final season and assets just about the brokers business have now supplied CaughtOffside with some details about his long run.
Having consulted a couple of assets, who’ve selected to stay nameless to offer protection to key relationships, CaughtOffside had been knowledgeable about Spurs and Chelsea’s sturdy pastime in Rogers.
Each London giants have additionally been within the race for Xavi Simons, and it an increasing number of turns out like they may flip to Rogers if that deal doesn’t figure out for them.
Supply speaks out on Morgan Rogers switch battleMorgan Rogers in motion for Aston Villa towards Brentford (Photograph by way of Richard Pelham/Getty Pictures)
“Chelsea’s interest is becoming serious, but they’ll need to offer more than £80 million to have a real chance of landing him,” one main supply informed CaughtOffside.
Every other supply added that Tottenham view Rogers as “the perfect profile” to lend a hand them change the injured James Maddison, however a couple of main figures we consulted have been not sure if Spurs may realistically meet that £80m asking worth.
Arsenal’s identify additionally got here up all over conversations, regardless that it’s broadly felt that the Gunners’ pastime has ended for now after the signing of Eberechi Eze. Relying on what occurs with Rogers this summer season, regardless that, it might be that he’ll be at the radar of decision-makers on the Emirates Stadium once more one day.
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Can Aston Villa stay Rogers?
Villa fanatics will certainly be pissed off that their membership nonetheless turns out to wish to promote gamers, and that may imply Rogers finally ends up transferring.
To this point, not anything is complex with any membership, however there’s the transparent sense that pastime within the England global is rising as we way the switch closing date.
Villa’s £80m asking worth may finally end up being too top even for Chelsea, but it surely’s additionally anticipated that the Blues will carry price range thru a couple of past due participant gross sales, so it’s one to look at needless to say.
