Ex-Aston Villa CEO suggests the club should accept PSG's offer for their star player. This decision could impact Aston Villa's ongoing project and ambitions in European competitions.
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Ex-Aston Villa CEO Tips Club To Accept PSG’s Offer For Their Star: Will It Hurt Their Project?
Aston Villa produced a stunning performance to thrash Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park on Thursday, advancing to the Europa League semi-finals 7-1 on aggregate. Unai Emery’s side sit fourth in the Premier League with 55 points from 32 matches, and they now face Nottingham Forest in a massive all-English European semi-final.
The club are showing real hunger for European silverware this season. With momentum building across both competitions, the fans should be excited. Transfer rumours are starting to swirl in the background, which could make for a complicated summer at the club.
Former Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking on Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, thinks PSG could make an offer for Morgan Rogers that Villa will find very hard to turn down. Wyness, who previously served as CEO at Everton and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs, says Villa would much rather sell to than to a Premier League rival.
The ex-Aston Villa CEO advised the club to accept PSG's offer for their star player.
Accepting the offer could complicate Aston Villa's ambitions and momentum in their current European campaign.
PSG is reportedly eyeing Morgan Rogers as their target from Aston Villa.
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He made it clear that Aston Villa will do everything possible to keep Rogers and will try to raise funds through other player sales first. The Telegraph reported PSG’s interest in Rogers, while journalist Sacha Tavolieri noted Rogers is still open to staying in the Premier League, specifically with Manchester United, if they qualify for the Champions League.
“If they are forced to cash in, then it’ll be for the highest price.
“I’ve heard from a good source that PSG are the ones that will make the big bid and come in for Morgan Rogers. Now that makes sense to me.
“Rogers is their style of player. He would benefit really well in the Champions League with PSG. I could imagine a Morgan Rogers in that squad playing that type of football that PSG have been playing. So that makes some sense to me.
“Certainly domestically, Villa would loathe to sell to another rival, certainly in the top half of the table. Of course, Villa will be doing all they can not to sell Morgan Rogers, and they’ll be looking to see how they can make that up with other sales.
“They’re walking that tightrope just now with PSR, and we’ve just got to see, but if he has to go then that big number will come from PSG.”
Villa are in a strong position with five years left on his contract, which runs until 2031, making his market value one of the highest heading into the summer. Rogers has 8 goals and 5 assists in 32 Premier League matches this season, giving him 13 goal involvements at a rate of 0.41 per 90 minutes. His non-penalty expected goals of 10.44 put him in the top 88th percentile of Premier League players, and his passing accuracy is 76.48% with 1.37 key passes per game, stats that prove how much he contributes all over the pitch.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – APRIL 16: Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Leg Two match between Aston Villa FC and Bologna FC 1909 at Villa Park on April 16, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
I feel it’s a big loss. Rogers has become the engine of Emery’s attacking system, linking play between the lines in a way few English players can right now. His 0.19 xA per 90 minutes puts him above 78% of Premier League players for creativity, and his 6 away goals this season show he can perform in the toughest environments.
Keeping Rogers is vital for Aston Villa’s future goals, but the massive wealth of a club like PSG might be too much to ignore. Villa’s Profit and Sustainability Rules situation makes things even harder. Wyness pointed out that the club are walking a tightrope financially.
Selling Rogers to PSG instead of a Premier League rival at least means Emery won’t have to play against him twice a year, but it doesn’t fix the hole he would leave in the squad. Aston Villa built this European run around him, and replacing that kind of impact takes more than just a big transfer fee.