Chelsea have agreed a club record £117m deal to sign English midfielder Morgan Rogers Villa Aston.
The 23-year-old will sign a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge, with the option of a further year.
Rogers will undergo a medical on Monday after returning from international duty with England at the 2026 World Cup.
The deal would set a new transfer record for an English player, eclipsing the £116m fee Manchester City agreed with Nottingham Forest for another Three Lions midfielder, Elliot Anderson, earlier this summer.
Rogers becomes Chelsea’s most expensive signing in history, surpassing the £107 million spent on Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández in 2023.
The move comes as new Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso shapes his squad ahead of the new Premier League season.
Rogers, who was previously on Manchester City’s books, joined Villa from Middlesbrough in February 2024 in a deal worth £8m, which was increased to £15m.
Due to a clause giving Middlesbrough 20% of any profit made by Villa from the sale of Rogers in the future, the Championship club will earn at least £20.4m from his transfer to Chelsea, depending on how many add-ons have been activated at Villa Park.
Boro believe it is also an English record for the highest transfer sale fee.
Rogers scored 21 goals in 85 league appearances for Unai Emery’s men and was part of the team that won the Europa League last season.
He has made 22 appearances for England’s senior team, scoring one goal and appearing in seven games at this summer’s World Cup.
Rogers is the second Villa midfielder to leave this week following Youri Tielemans’ £35m move to Manchester United, but they brought in Swiss international Johan Manzambi in a deal worth more than £50m from Freiburg and lined up Joao Gomes from Wolves for £38m.
