Aston Villa Send Clear £100m Plus Message Over Morgan Rogers

TeamTalk report that Villa are using Florian Wirtz’s transfer as a major “benchmark” for Rogers. That is a striking reference point, not because every young attacker should be judged against the same template, rather because it shows how Villa now see themselves.

This is no longer a club waiting for richer rivals to decide the value of their best players. Villa are making the market speak their language. If Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich want Rogers, the message appears simple, pay what elite potential costs.

The report also notes the 23-year-old signed a new long-term deal in November, with no release clause included. That detail matters. Release clauses invite opportunism. Their absence gives Villa power, clarity and time.

Premier League Rivals Face Serious Barrier

Manchester United’s reported interest, with interim boss Michael Carrick said to be pushing for Rogers, adds obvious intrigue. Chelsea and Arsenal monitoring him only strengthens the sense that Rogers has become a player the elite cannot ignore.

Yet Villa’s position feels robust. Suggestions that £80million could be enough have reportedly been dismissed. For a player of Rogers’ age, profile, versatility and English premium, Villa can argue that £100million plus is not inflated, it is the going rate for scarcity.

Villa Hold Strongest Hand

For Aston Villa, the smartest move may be doing nothing dramatic. Rogers is tied down, improving and central to their attacking identity. Selling him would demand more than profit. It would require a fee so large it reshapes the squad.

That is the point. Villa are not merely protecting an asset. They are declaring status.

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From an Aston Villa supporter’s perspective, this report should feel reassuring. For too long, Villa fans have watched their best players become targets the moment they started to look elite. Jack Grealish’s move to Manchester City still lingers because it carried emotional weight as well as financial logic. Rogers feels different, partly because Villa now appear stronger, sharper and far less vulnerable.

If TeamTalk’s information is correct, the absence of a release clause is massive. That means no club can simply arrive, trigger a number and force the conversation. Villa control the room. That matters in a summer when Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal will all be under pressure to make statement signings.

Rogers also fits Villa’s identity under Unai Emery. He carries the ball with aggression, links play intelligently and offers goals from areas where modern sides need threat. His numbers, nine goals and five assists in the league, show output catching up with promise.

Would £100million plus be tempting? Of course. Every club has a price. Yet Villa fans will rightly ask, what does selling Rogers say about ambition? If the club wants to remain around the Champions League places, keeping players like him is how that statement becomes believable.