It's been a brilliant summer transfer window for Chelsea so far this year.
The Blues have generated a considerable amount of revenue through sales and have more than backed Enzo Maresca in terms of signings.
The likes of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro have joined the side from fellow Premier League sides, while Jorrel Hato and Jamie Gittens are two of the most exciting youngsters from the continent.
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Moreover, with five days left until the window closes, Chelsea seem intent on making more signings, and should they fail to land Xavi Simons, could go after someone who'd be their own Eberechi Eze.
Chelsea target their own Eze
Chelsea have been linked with a host of brilliant attackers this summer, including RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons.
In fact, the Flying Dutchman feels like he has been touted for a move to Stamford Bridge for an age now, and while it's been made abundantly clear he wants to join Maresca's side, he is still in Germany.
Interestingly, while reports continue to claim that the Blues are working on bringing him to the club, it now looks like they have a backup in mind, someone who could be their own Eze.
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze celebrates after winning the FA Cup
At least that is according to a recent report from Caught Offside, which has claimed Chelsea are interested in Morgan Rogers.
The report has revealed that, alongside Tottenham Hotspur, the West Londoners are big admirers of the Aston Villa star, and that should they fail to sign Simons, they could focus all of their attention on him.
It wouldn't be a cheap deal to get over the line, though, with the story claiming that it'd take an offer of at least £80m to tempt the Claret and Blue into selling their dynamic superstar.
Even so, Rogers has more than proven over the last year and a half that he would be worth such an outlay, especially as he could become Chelsea's own Eze.
Why Rogers could be Chelsea's own Eze
There are plenty of similarities between Rogers and Eze, and in this case, specifically, one of them could even be the transfer itself.
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If Chelsea were to decide to go all in for the Villa star, then there would be parallels to the deal that saw Arsenal sign the Crystal Palace star from under their noses just last week.
Additionally, both players are stars of the Premier League, leading figures in their respective teams, and now regularly feature in senior England squads.
There are also key similarities in their playstyle.
For example, while both are now thought of as primarily attacking midfielders, they're more than capable of playing on the wing.
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Moreover, they're well-rounded attacking threats who are just as comfortable scoring goals as they are creating chances for their teammates.
For example, despite playing for a mid-table side last season, the Gunners' new "magician," as dubbed by Micah Richards, scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists in 43 appearances, totalling just 3303 minutes.
Rogers & Eze in 24/25
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In other words, the Greenwich-born superstar managed to maintain an average of a goal involvement every 1.72 games, or every 132.12 minutes.
For his efforts, the Halesowen-born "machine," as dubbed by The Athletic's Jacob, scored 14 goals and provided 16 assists in 54 appearances across all competitions last season, totalling 4496 minutes.
That means the often "unstoppable" midfielder, as dubbed by former Liverpool defender turned pundit Jamie Carragher, was able to average a goal involvement every 1.8 games, or every 149.86 minutes.
Last but not least, and this is hard to quantify, but on top of being ruthlessly effective at times, both midfielders are also great entertainers, and more than capable of getting fans on their feet as well as winning games.
England's Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring their third goal with England's Morgan Rogers
England's Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring their third goal with England's Morgan Rogers
Ultimately, even if Chelsea do sign Simons this summer, they should go all out for Rogers, as he could become their own Eze.