Chelsea strike mega £117m Morgan Rogers transfer with Arsenal set to miss out on star

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Chelsea are on the cusp of sealing a deal worth £117million for Morgan Rogers in what would be one of the summer's biggest transfers.

Rogers, 23, has emerged as one of the most sought-after attackers in Europe after another dazzling season with Aston Villa and was always expected to move for a significant transfer fee after the World Cup.

Arsenal had seemed to be the most likely destination for the former Middlesbrough star and are known to be huge admirers of Rogers.

But it is Chelsea who have now struck a verbal agreement to sign Rogers for a fee of £117m, with the player relishing the prospect of linking up with Chelsea's new manager, Xabi Alonso.

With Stamford Bridge Rogers' preferred destination, the player has already agreed terms on a six-year contract and a medical is pencilled in for after the weekend.

Rogers started and notched an assist in England's heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina and could be in action again tonight in the third-place play-off with France.

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