Overview

• Morgan Rogers has begun negotiations over a new long-term, higher-paid deal at Aston Villa, according to multiple reports led by Football Insider.
• Villa rebuffed summer approaches from Chelsea and Tottenham and are determined to keep the 23-year-old through January despite ongoing monitoring.
• The club’s stance includes an internal valuation around £80m and a message that a midseason exit will not be sanctioned.
• Rogers’ start to 2025–26 has been below his breakout levels, with Unai Emery urging him to accept criticism and grow after recent jeers and turnovers highlighted by Sky Sports.
• Reports say wage disparity and blocked approaches contributed to frustration, though Rogers remains under contract to 2030 after joining from Middlesbrough in January 2024.