Morgan Rogers: Liverpool deny talks for Villa star as Man United circle<\/p>\n
Manchester United\u2019s pursuit of Morgan Rogers has reignited after sources revealed Liverpool have not held talks for the 23-year-old magician \u2013 but a new competitor now threatens to blow the race wide open, according to the latest report.<\/p>\n
Despite a relatively inauspicious start to life in English football, Rogers has exploded into one of the Premier League\u2019s most decisive players since joining Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
After coming through the ranks at West Bromwich Albion, the attacking midfielder joined Manchester City\u2019s academy in 2019. However, he failed to break through at the Etihad, leaving to join Middlesbrough in 2023 \u2013 under the tutelage of Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old coach, now in charge of the Red Devils as caretaker, helped Rogers realise his outstanding potential, quickly establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with in the Championship.<\/p>\n
His outstanding form at the Riverside Stadium as helped propel \u2018Boro to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, caught the eye of Aston Villa. The Midlands club moving quickly to bring him to Birmingham in February 2024 for a fee worth an initial \u00a38 million.<\/p>\n
A quiet start was followed by Rogers\u2019 breakout campaign the following season, with a full pre-season under his belt, which saw him return 14 goals and 16 assists in all competitions at Villa Park. He\u2019s followed this up with 10 goals and seven assists this year, as he has firmly established himself as one of the division\u2019s best No. 10s and is a lock to go to the World Cup with England this summer.<\/p>\n
In fact, Rogers\u2019 form has been so impressive that he has displaced Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham at the heart of the Three Lions midfield, with manager Thomas Tuchel a huge fan of the Villa maestro. And these performances have not gone unnoticed amongst England\u2019s elite either.<\/p>\n
Manchester United are understood to hold Rogers in \u201chigh regard\u201d and are monitoring his situation at Villa Park closely, according to well-placed sources.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils were even said to be pondering a blockbuster offer<\/a> to lure him to Old Trafford as INEOS see the Englishman as a \u201ckey reinforcement\u201d for the project. However, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are also on the hunt, with the Merseyside club initially believed to be leading the charge after holding talks with the player\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n But TEAMtalk<\/a><\/em> now claims sources at Anfield reject these negotiations, while figures close to Rogers also deny \u201cspeaking to any club amid growing interest across Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n This places Manchester United back among the competing back for West Midlands native, though any pursuit will depend on the future of Bruno Fernandes<\/a>, with Portugal <\/a>international continuing to be linked with a bombshell exit his summer.<\/a><\/p>\n If the club captain were to depart, it would send shockwaves across Old Trafford and put the club in a precarious position. It would require the capture of an outstanding talent like Rogers to steady this sinking ship, though it\u2019s important to be realistic about the irreplaceable nature of Fernandes.<\/p>\n However, TEAMtalk<\/em> reveals Paris Saint-Germain have entered the race for Rogers with the Ligue 1 giant \u201chugely impressed\u201d by his performances in the Champions League clashes versus Villa last season.<\/p>\n \u201cPSG have maintained a watching brief ever since and are expected to remain in the conversation should the landscape shift,\u201d the report details.<\/p>\n For now, the race remains wide open while Rogers is said to be \u201cfully focused on Villa and England\u201d and his camp have firmly rejected \u201cany suggestion they are laying groundwork for a move\u201d this summer.<\/p>\n This gives Manchester United the ability to jump the growing queue for the 23-year-old if they choose, but it will require a mammoth fee to prise him away from Villa Park and the exit of Fernandes first to make room for his successor\u2019s arrival. One will not happen without the other.<\/p>\n Featured image Michael Regan via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n online polls<\/a><\/p>\n The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/a><\/a><\/p>\nFinal Thoughts<\/h2>\n