Aston Villa are finally set to land Morgan Rogers – more than two years since he was floated as a makeweight in Jack Grealish’s move to Manchester City.
The transfer deadline is fast approaching and Aston Villa look set to add a new signing to Unai Emery’s squad.
HITC Football understands that Villa have finally agreed a deal to sign Middlesbrough talent Morgan Rogers.
Villa will be paying £8million up front for Rogers with a further £7million in add-ons taking the deal to around £15million.
Former club Manchester City are owed a decent chunk of cash through a sell-on clause and Rogers is now poised to make the move to Villa Park.
The 21-year-old has hit seven goals and nine assists in 33 games this season and will now have a chance to shine in the Premier League.
Aston Villa finally land Morgan Rogers
If there are any Villa fans with a good memory out there, they may recognise Rogers’ name from the 2021 summer transfer window.
ESPN reported in July 2021 that City tried to include Rogers as part of their deal to sign Jack Grealish from Villa.
City valued Rogers at about £10million at the time and were offering him to Villa alongside a £90million fee to take the deal to a value of around £100million.
Villa seemingly weren’t all that interested and preferred to cash the full cash value as Grealish ended up joining City for around £100million.
Rodgers – once a hot prospect at West Bromwich Albion – had just come off a strong season on loan at Lincoln City in League One.
The step up to the Premier League is a big one though and Villa may have felt that he simply wasn’t ready for top-flight action at 19.
Rogers instead went on loan to Bournemouth and managed just one goal in 16 Championship games.
One goal in 22 games on loan at Blackpool last season meant Rogers found himself in a tricky situation, leading City to sell him to Boro.
Rogers has shown his quality with Boro and we can understand why Villa see big potential in him.
A tall and physical player with a powerful running style, Rogers can play up front or out wide but has really thrive as a number 10 this season.
Villa may see some athletic similarities with Ollie Watkins but Rogers has shown that he can make a real difference in a slightly deeper role than the one Watkins plays for Villa.
Michael Carrick has got the best out of Watkins and Emery will now look to do the same as Rogers – more than two years after those initial rumours – finally heads to Villa Park.
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