Morgan Rogers was one of the most exciting attacking players in the Premier League last season. Aston Villa manager Unai Emery pushed the attacking midfielder into what was an attacking position. Here, Emery harnessed the 23-year-old’s explosive power, creativity and finishing. This gave Aston Villa 10 Premier League goals from Morgan and the raw 4th place in the world’s toughest league. This is the player Declan Rice will convince at England’s World Cup gathering to choose the reigning Premier League champions. Now results are being reported.
TEAMtalk’s “insider”, Graeme Bailey, reported in early June that Arsenal have intensified their search for Rogers’ signature, with Arteta and sporting director Berta seeing the former Middlesbrough player as a major upgrade on the left side of the Arsenal attack, while adding the unpredictability and match-winning quality that was lacking at times last season.
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Now the World Cup will be used to persuade Rogers to choose the reigning Premier League champions. According to the Daily Mail , Declan Rice is leading the “charm offensive” in the England World Cup squad, with Eze, Madueke and Saka also being part of the “influence group”.
We don’t know if it’s Rice, or the Arsenal management, but according to transfer journalist Nicolo Schira, Arsenal have now reached an agreement in principle with Rogers on a contract until the summer of 2031. The London side are now ready to start talks with Aston Villa.
Aston Villa are reluctant to lose their new star, and have melted a daunting £100 million price tag on Morgan.
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This is unlikely to stop the reigning Premier League champions and Champions League finalists. If Rogers is the piece Mikel Arteta is missing before the start of the season, then the Gunners are going all-in for this signing.
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