Manchester City are hardly short of quality.
Arguably the greatest manager in the history of football is at the Etihad Stadium in Pep Guardiola, along with Erling Haaland and Gianluigi Donnarumma – who many would consider to be the best striker and goalkeeper on the planet respectively too.
These riches often result in young talent from within being overlooked – with Morgan Rogers a prime example of someone who slipped through the net at Manchester City.
Morgan Rogers now valued at £108m
After sending the attacking midfielder on loans to Lincoln, Bournemouth and Blackpool, Manchester City eventually decided to cash in on Rogers – who idolises David Silva – for a measly sum of just £1m.
The man born in Halesowen moved to Middlesbrough without ever making a senior appearance for Manchester City, but within just six months, had sealed a £15m switch to Aston Villa.
73 appearances, 17 goals, 17 assists and seven England caps later, the CIES Football Observatory now value Rogers at €125m (£108m) – above Benjamin Sesko and Bukayo Saka on the list.
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Only eight players in Europe are deemed to be more valuable than the Aston Villa No.27 after his meteoric rise of late – including Haaland, but also two others Manchester City sold in Cole Palmer and Julian Alvarez.
Lamine Yamal – €426m (£369m)
Erling Haaland – €270m (£234m)
Jude Bellingham – €227m (£197m)
Florian Wirtz – €189m (£164m)
Cole Palmer – €164m (£142m)
Desire Doue – €153m (£133m)
Jamal Musiala – €151m (£131m)
Julian Alvarez – €133m (£115m)
Morgan Rogers – €125m (£108m)
What Pep Guardiola has said about Morgan Rogers decision
Guardiola has already acknowledged the fact Manchester City let a top talent leave in Rogers – who admires Kevin De Bruyne.
The Times quoted the Spaniard back in April as saying: “He was in the second team, and sometimes he trained with us. We could see something… what a player, we had an exceptional player here, absolutely.”
Rogers has – however – blamed himself for not making it at Manchester City, previously admitting: “I wasn’t good enough. I wasn’t ready. The opportunity was something I never dreamed of. I struggled to adapt to a structured team. I lost my identity.”
The Aston Villa and England star is certainly “ready” nowadays as he becomes the ninth-most valuable footballer on the planet.