Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins have fun for Aston Villa (Photograph by Richard Heathcote/Getty Photographs)
Charles Watts believes Morgan Rogers is an “distinctive” expertise who may make a fantastic signing for Arsenal, however he’s undecided how doubtless a deal is.
The Aston Villa star has shone within the Premier League and it appears solely a matter of time earlier than he earns himself a transfer to an excellent greater membership.
Rogers completed the 2024/25 season with 14 objectives and 12 assists in all competitions, and there’s certainly much more to come back from the previous Middlesbrough ace, who remains to be solely 22 years of age.
A report from the Occasions has linked Rogers as a reputation Arsenal are , however one situation for Watts is his place.
Morgan Rogers is phenomenal, however is he the suitable match for Arsenal?
Rogers can play quite a lot of roles, however Watts notes that he’s principally performed his greatest soccer in a central attacking midfield position for Villa.
For now, there isn’t actually an area within the Arsenal workforce in that space of the pitch, so the Gunners are in all probability extra more likely to signal Rodrygo Goes or Nico Williams.
“The Morgan Rogers hyperlinks have been fascinating as a result of there’s little doubt he’s an distinctive participant,” Watts stated.
“Arsenal noticed that first hand final season, particularly within the sport at Villa Park initially of the marketing campaign when he gave all of them types of issues.
“The expectation is that Aston Villa may need some PSR difficulties that they should navigate this summer time having did not qualify for the Champions league and it might be that they’re compelled right into a sale of a participant they’d ideally not need to let go.
“Rogers is a type of gamers who has been talked about as a possible departure and that’s no shock given the best way he has developed since shifting from Middlesbrough.
“Relating to Arsenal, I feel he can be a welcome addition ought to they curiosity agency up into something extra concrete.
“The one situation I’ve with a possible transfer, nonetheless, is I’m undecided precisely the place he matches on this workforce and system beneath Mikel Arteta.
“I’m positive they’d discover a manner to slot in him, nevertheless it feels a bit like a sq. peg in a spherical gap.
“I don’t actually see him as a left winger. I feel he’s higher in a central space the place he can drive into the field and help the striker, and even be the striker himself.”
He added: “A winger must be the precedence for me and I feel it is going to be, which is why there may be sturdy curiosity within the likes of Rodrygo and Nico Williams.
“If Arsenal had been going to attempt to raid Villa for anybody this summer time, I feel the extra doubtless choice can be they return for Ollie Watkins, a participant we all know they tried to signal just some months in the past.
