Overview

• Villa have started discussions over a significantly improved long-term contract for the 23-year-old, according to multiple reports.
• Club figures have indicated they will not sell in the January window despite the player's dip in early-season form.
• Chelsea and Tottenham pursued Rogers in the summer, with Arsenal interest also reported, as Villa set a valuation of around £80 million.
• Football Insider reports Rogers has been unsettled by wage disparities and by being blocked from speaking with interested clubs.
• Rogers’ breakout 2024–25 campaign, capped by the PFA Young Player of the Year award, underpins Villa’s determination to keep him central to Unai Emery’s plans.