By Stephen
Morgan Rogers is a good, if not top-tier, talent—I don’t think anyone can deny that. However, the price paid is yet more proof of just how mad the market has gotten in recent years, and there are many factors behind why the fee for Rogers is so high.
Last season in the Premier League alone, he played 3,285 minutes across 37 games, starting all 37 of them. Rogers had a productive campaign for Aston Villa, tallying 10 goals and 6 assists while creating 47 chances. These are all areas where Chelsea need improvement from their midfield and attack, and I don’t think there is any debate that he is a talented player who is certainly an upgrade on Garnacho and Gittens.
Now, let’s talk price: a 117 million fixed fee, meaning there are no add-ons in this deal. Is this price too much? The answer is obviously yes, but you also have to ask why he is costing that amount, and that comes down to multiple reasons. Put simply, there are four key factors: Middlesbrough have a 20% sell-on clause, he’s English, he’s Premier League proven, and there’s the state of the overall market. What do I mean by the overall market? Well, you just need to look at the other deals going on this summer—like Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes, and Elliot Anderson—to understand that part of the reasoning it also reinforces how much of an additional “tax” there is for signing players from other premier league or in Matheus Fernandes case now former premier league clubs.
