Aston Villa to Pay Middlesbrough £15 Million on Rogers Transfer to Chelsea

Middlesbrough will receive £15 million from Aston Villa after Morgan Rogers agreed to join Chelsea. The payment follows a 20 percent sell-on clause that Middlesbrough secured when Rogers left for Aston Villa in February 2024. Chelsea reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa on a £117 million bid for the midfielder. The transfer is still being finalised.

Original Deal Rogers moved from Middlesbrough to Aston Villa for an initial fee of £7 million plus £8 million in add-ons. The sell-on clause was written into the transfer agreement between the two clubs. The clause activates automatically when Rogers departs Aston Villa. It does not require further negotiation between the clubs.

The verbal agreement between Chelsea and Aston Villa sets the base fee at £117 million. Final paperwork and formal confirmation are still pending. No other payments or conditions were detailed in the reporting.