Morgan Rogers signs Chelsea contract ahead of £117m move from Aston Villa

Morgan Rogers has signed his contract at Chelsea ahead of joining from Aston Villa in a £117million (€137m, $157m) deal.

The 23-year-old has put pen to paper on a finalised six-year deal at Stamford Bridge with the option of a further 12 months.

He will link up with the Chelsea squad following their pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, with fixtures taking place between July 28 and August 9.

The Athletic exclusively revealed on Saturday that the Stamford Bridge club had reached a verbal agreement to sign the England international.

That fee will represent a club record for Chelsea, surpassing the £106m they paid Benfica for Enzo Fernandez back in 2023, and is the highest value deal of the 2026 summer transfer window so far, surpassing the £116m Manchester City have agreed with Nottingham Forest for the signing of Elliot Anderson.

Rogers has most recently been away the England national team at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

There has long been an expectation that Villa would allow Rogers to leave this summer but they were only willing to sanction a sale for a significant fee.

Arsenal were also interested but Rogers is said to be impressed with new manager Xabi Alonso and the club’s overall project and chose west London as his preferred next step.

Rogers joined Villa from Middlesbrough in February 2024 and went on to make 125 appearances for the Midlands club.

He scored 14 goals and added 12 assists in 55 games across all competitions last season as Unai Emery’s side qualified for the Champions League and won the Europa League.