Manchester City actively monitoring Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers with £100M belief | OneFootball

Manchester City are among a host of elite clubs keeping a close eye on Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers this summer, as per a new report.

The 23-year-old enjoyed a remarkable 2025-26 campaign at Aston Villa, cementing himself as one of the most exciting young players in the Premier League under Unai Emery and playing a central role in the club’s recent UEFA Europa League triumph.

His performances have attracted widespread admiration from across European football, with Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Manchester United also understood to be monitoring his situation.

Rogers’ emergence is particularly pertinent for Manchester City given the scale of the attacking overhaul facing incoming manager Enzo Maresca this summer – with the Blues still pursuing a number of new recruits as part of a wide-ranging rebuild at the Etihad Stadium.

Report: City among clubs tracking Rogers

According to The Athletic, Manchester City are keeping a close eye on Rogers ahead of the summer window, joining a list of elite clubs monitoring the Villa star, who is under contract in the Midlands till 2031.

The report states that while Rogers is not pushing for a move and maintains a very close relationship with Emery and his coaching staff, there is a belief at Villa Park that this summer is the ideal time for the club to cash in on their most valuable asset.

Villa want to keep hold of Rogers, who has flown across the Atlantic to represent England at the FIFA World Cup, but that resolve will reportedly be put to the test as clubs across the Premier League and abroad vest an interest in the attacking midfielder.

What would Rogers bring to Manchester City?

Rogers joined Aston Villa from Manchester City in 2023, making the latter’s reported interest in reacquiring him one of the more intriguing subplots of the summer window.

The 23-year-old left the Etihad Stadium without making a senior appearance for the club, going on to establish himself as one of the most dynamic attacking midfielders in English football under Emery’s tutelage at Villa Park.

Rogers offers a combination of direct running, technical creativity and goal threat from midfield that maps closely to the kind of profile director of football Hugo Viana has consistently targeted in the transfer market.

His ability to operate across the left side and in an advanced central role gives Maresca significant tactical flexibility – and his age and development trajectory make him an ideal fit for a club looking to build a squad capable of sustained success across multiple seasons.

Could Rogers return to Man City this summer?

Aston Villa’s position as UEFA Europa League holders and UEFA Champions League participants next season gives them considerable leverage in any negotiations – and Emery will be under no pressure to sell a player central to his own plans for the 2026-27 campaign.

Any deal would require both a persuasive financial offer for Villa and crucially, the player’s own desire to make the move as he enters the best years of his career.

City’s history with Rogers adds a layer of narrative to the pursuit – a player who left without a senior appearance now attracting the attention of the club that let him go.

Whether Viana moves to formalise that interest into a concrete approach remains to be seen, but The Athletic’s report confirms City are watching closely.