The Athletic reported on July 18th that Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Villa to sign Rogers for £117m (€137m), a fee that has been accepted, with the deal being finalised. Personal terms are in place on a six-year contract running to 2032, with the option of a further year, and a medical is scheduled for Monday. Rogers, 23 and currently with England at the World Cup, has chosen Chelsea — drawn by new manager Xabi Alonso and the club's project — ahead of interested Arsenal. The BBC, the Guardian and the Independent all confirmed the agreement on the evening of July 18th, framing it as a British-record transfer. The fee would be a Chelsea club-record, surpassing the €121m paid to Benfica for Enzo Fernández. Villa, who had valued Rogers at up to £130m and tied him to 2031, are set to cash in barely two years after signing him from Middlesbrough for around £8m.
Primary source: The Athletic (David Ornstein / Jacob Whitehead) · last corroborated July 18th.
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| July 18th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 50% to 95% (medical). The Athletic reported on July 18th that Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Villa to sign Rogers for £117m (€137m), a fee that has been accepted, with the deal being finalised. Personal terms are in place on a six-year contract running to 2032, with the option of a further year, and a medical is scheduled for Monday. Rogers, 23 and currently with England at the World Cup, has chosen Chelsea — drawn by new manager Xabi Alonso and the club's project — ahead of interested Arsenal. The fee would be a Chelsea club-record, surpassing the €121m paid to Benfica for Enzo Fernández. Villa, who had valued Rogers at up to £130m and tied him to 2031, are set to cash in barely two years after signing him from Middlesbrough for around £8m. |
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