{"id":43769,"date":"2026-02-26T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/aston-villas-name-added-to-chelseas-bid-for-morgan-rodgers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:22:10","slug":"aston-villas-name-added-to-chelseas-bid-for-morgan-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/aston-villas-name-added-to-chelseas-bid-for-morgan-rodgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa&#8217;s name added to Chelsea&#8217;s bid for Morgan Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/aston-villas-name-added-to-chelseas-bid-for-morgan-rodgers\/#Aston_Villa_have_no_intention_of_selling_Rodgers\" >Aston Villa have no intention of selling Rodgers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/aston-villas-name-added-to-chelseas-bid-for-morgan-rodgers\/#Chelsea_have_long-term_interest_in_English_midfielder\" >Chelsea have long-term interest in English midfielder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea remain highly confident in their ability to sign Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rodgers this summer, but Villa insist only a truly exceptional offer would consider a sale.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The 23-year-old is rapidly emerging as one of the Premier League&#8217;s most exciting young attackers and his rising profile has inevitably attracted the attention of Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to TEAMtalk, praising him from Villa Park will not be easy, especially considering the financial metrics set by Jack Grealish&#8217;s \u00a3100m move to Manchester City in 2021.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aston_Villa_have_no_intention_of_selling_Rodgers\"><\/span>Aston Villa have no intention of selling Rodgers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aston Villa see Rodgers as the cornerstone of a long-term project.<\/p>\n<p>Under Unai Emery, the midfielder has blossomed into an advanced role that combines creativity, physical presence and goalscoring quality.<\/p>\n<p>Villa insiders have repeatedly suggested that only an &#8220;unconventional&#8221; proposal would trigger discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Given Grealish&#8217;s record sale price to Manchester City, a bid for Rodgers would need to exceed that figure to be seriously considered.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_have_long-term_interest_in_English_midfielder\"><\/span>Chelsea have long-term interest in English midfielder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morgan Rodgers celebrating his goal for Aston Villa (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chelsea have been tracking Rodgers for many years. Co-director of recruitment Joe Shields played a key role in bringing the player into Manchester City&#8217;s youth structure early in his career, and this connection has strengthened knowledge within the London club regarding his development.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea see Rodgers as a dynamic, modern attacking midfielder who can play centrally or drift wide.<\/p>\n<p>His ball-running ability, pressing intensity and goal-scoring contributions are in line with the club&#8217;s strategy to attract technically gifted, high-ceiling talent.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Report: Chelsea star already deep in talks over summer move but keeping tabs on Aston Villa situation <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea remain highly confident in their ability to sign Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rodgers this summer, but Villa insist only a truly exceptional offer would consider a sale.The 23-year-old is rapidly emerging as one of the Premier League&#8217;s most exciting young attackers and his rising profile has inevitably attracted the attention of Stamford Bridge. 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