{"id":697,"date":"2026-04-05T21:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=697"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:55:09","slug":"arsenal-ready-for-transfer-battle-with-liverpool-for-sensational-aston-villa-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=697","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal ready for transfer battle with Liverpool for sensational Aston Villa star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-696x522.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/scorzo.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-domleroy-3991976-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"pexels-domleroy-3991976\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Aston Villa are facing a real fight to keep hold of Morgan Rogers this summer. Recent reports from The Sun suggest that Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool are all keeping a close eye on the former West Brom academy graduate. Since arriving at Villa Park in early 2024, Rogers has become a vital part of Unai Emery\u2019s system, playing a huge role in the club\u2019s push for Champions League football. Although the 23-year-old only signed a massive six-year deal last November, there is a growing feeling that the contract was more about protected valuation than a guarantee that he\u2019s staying. (Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/morgan-rogers-liverpool-arsenal-chelsea-36963585\">The Mirror<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Insiders suggest there might already be a gentleman\u2019s agreement between the player and the board to let him move on this summer if the right offer comes in. This situation is largely driven by Villa\u2019s battle to stay on the right side of the Premier League\u2019s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), despite showing a \u00a317 million profit thanks to some clever asset sales to their parent company.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will financial constraints force Aston Villa to sacrifice their brightest star?<\/h2>\n<p>The reality is that Villa have to compare their on-pitch dreams against cold, hard cash. Selling Rogers might be painful, but it could be the most logical way to keep the club stable. As an England international with 13 caps, Rogers has a rare physical profile, possessing raw power with clinicalness in front of goal. His biggest strengths are his directness and his ability to score from distance, though he still has a habit of giving the ball away in dangerous areas, which he\u2019s working on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>While the rumours point toward a mutual split, I believe Villa should do everything in their power to keep him; replacing that kind of output while hamstrung by PSR will be a nightmare. Arsenal and Liverpool probably offer the best setups for him to keep improving, while Chelsea\u2019s hit-or-miss recruitment could stall the momentum he\u2019s found under Emery.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal News \u2013 Star attacker admits transfer \u2018dream\u2019 as club \u2018consider\u2019 summer move<\/p>\n<p>If a bidding war kicks off in June, expect Aston Villa to hold out for at least \u00a380 million to help balance the books. Ultimately, the chance to win trophies and play in the Champions League will likely tempt Rogers to move, despite his new contract. We should settle in for a long transfer saga that likely ends with Villa accepting a massive bid from a Big Six rival before the new season starts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why is Real Madrid\u2019s stadium called Santiago Bernabeu?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jwtn1G9OidA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa are facing a real fight to keep hold of Morgan Rogers this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}