TBR Football can reveal that Aston Villa are in talks with Morgan Rogers over a new bumper contract and are ready to put him on par with the club’s highest earners, as they look to fend off interest from a number of their Premier League rivals.

Rogers has shot to prominence since his move to Aston Villa almost two years ago, and he is considered one of Premier League’s finest attacking talents.

Villa’s top brass are only too aware of his progress since his last deal. The 23-year-old was given a new deal less than 12 months ago, but he is still some way off the club’s top earners. The likes of Emi Martinez, Ollie Watkins, Boubacar Kamara and Youri Tielemans all earn around £150,000-a-week.

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Rogers is now in line for similar terms, should he agree to put pen-to-paper. Villa and Rogers are well aware of the interest in the player, with Chelsea leading the chase for the former West Bromwich Albion star.

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As TBR Football has previously revealed, Chelsea’s co-director of Recruitment and Talent, Joe Shields, is a huge admirer of Rogers, having discovered...