Rogers' price-tag set to exceed £100m amid Arsenal interest, Flashscore reveals

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Gunners[/a] are offloading [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trossard-leandro/xUAbnjp2/"]Leandro Trossard[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/besiktas/IDmErJCR/"]Besiktas[/a] for around £17 million as they start to make space for a new super-signing for their attack.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Rogers[/a][/b][b] is the prime target, alongside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barcola-bradley/lhGD3RgS/"]Bradley Barcola[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] are among sides that also have an eye on the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Villa[/a] star as they seek new options for their attack.[/b][/p][p]Competition for the England international means there is even less chance of Villa being open to negotiating a lower fee for Rogers. [/p][p]The current transfer market is giving Villa further hope in their stance on the player, at a time when they remain adamant they do not want to sell Rogers. [/p][embed guid="8a537525-6246-495a-8ddb-b9fa6a8b70f3" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2073323679081988248" social-type="twitter" /][p]A £130 million value has been touted for Rogers, and while that might prove to be excessive it is true that Villa expect a fee significantly above £100 million.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a]’s outlay of £85 million on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-mateus/rFdshPHI/"]Mateus Fernandes[/a] as well as a £100 million deal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Sandro Tonali[/a] sets a major mark in the summer transfer window, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] have really raised the bar with their record £116 million agreement to sign [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliot Anderson[/a].[/p][p][b]Those transfer fees give Villa confidence that their expectation of raising around £120 million for Rogers should be considered reasonable.[/b][/p][image alt="Rogers' recent stats" id="a846d95f-f148-4166-87af-183603389743" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="47272d4a-b4ab-42ed-ad06-12506b43df99" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]At this stage, sources suggest that Arsenal are not going to be deterred by Villa’s valuation of the player.[/p][p]No official talks or approach has yet taken place, but it is anticipated as we head towards pre-season.[/p][p]Barcola of PSG is a serious alternative option to Rogers, while Arsenal have also looked into a potential deal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/club-brugge/rgTHIK74/"]Club Brugge[/a]'s Christian Tzolis, who is on Tottenham’s radar as well. [/p][infobox id="f961102e-920a-4281-b5f2-f996852544cf" /]