Mike millward
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💰 Middlesbrough will have made £35m profit on Morgan Rogers — when his £117m transfer to Chelsea goes through. 🤝 Boro signed the attacker for £1.1m from Man City three years ago and played at The Riverside for just 6 months. 💴 Boro sold him to Aston Villa for £15.5m, and then agreed a further 20% of any future sale, in doing so taking in £20m for his move from Villa to Chelsea. ✍🏼 @SkySportsLyall

















🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea reach verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers. Bid of £117m accepted by #AVFC & being finalised. 6+1y contract, medical Monday. #AFC interested but 23yo attacker wanted #CFC; Xabi Alonso instrumental @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/63902…

Rogers has zero interest in going to Chelsea. He wants to compete for the PL and play UCL football. Chelsea have finished top 4 just once in 4 seasons (placing 6th, 10th and 12th the other 3 times) and haven’t competed for the title in 9 years. Also, Chelsea can’t afford him.

Personal terms were not a issue for weeks yet we took our sweet time. Mikel wanted Rogers. They met face to face. Villa were angered with the way we handled informal talks amid a gap in valuation. Chelsea swooped in, we didnt match it. Read again ⬇️




