Villa are said to value the PFA Young Player of the Year at £80m
Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers
Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)
Arsenal are said to be considering making an audacious transfer bid for Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.
Rogers is even hotter property after winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award this week, after a sensational first full season at Villa Park.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is understood to have personally congratulated Rogers when he picked up the prestigious prize in Manchester on Tuesday night.
And now The Sun report Arsenal “are weighing up a dramatic swoop” for the England international, who it is said Villa value at £80m.
Speaking after receiving his award, Rogers said: “It means a lot, especially coming from the players that voted, playing against them.
“For them to acknowledge me as doing well this year, it hits different and it’s a different kind of feeling. It’s really nice. I’m so happy and so grateful that I managed to win this, and hopefully many more.
“Later down the line, I want to be one of them incredible players that people speak about, so to do that I’ve got to do what they did and what they followed after.
“It’s a nice recognition but there’s more to win, and I can’t wait. It’s my turn to show what I’m about, and I’m just looking forward to it.”
Rogers added: “The fact it’s happened quick has helped me. Everything’s just coming thick and fast and I’m trying to do what I can on the fly and just try and enjoy it and live in the moment.
“Maybe one day I’ll look back on it all and dissect it and how it came about, but right now I’m just living life, enjoying it and just taking every day and keeping a smile on my face and moving forward.
“It’s all happened so quickly and so fast, but I suppose that’s down to hard work and ambition which I’ve always had, and a dream and still trying to live that dream. It’s a really nice moment and I just want to keep going.”