Aston Villa have become THE team to watch in the Premier League since Unai Emery took over, as the Spanish manager first took the Lions to the Conference League and then upgraded them further to the Champions League this season.
Now, Emery and Aston Villa hope to stay as a top-four team in England, and with their start to the 2024/25 Premier League and Champions League seasons, there is every reason to believe that the project is here to stay.
Aston Villa made a couple of big transfers this past summer to strengthen their squad further, with the most notable being top-class midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton.
Their biggest new contributors, though, are breakout stars Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers. And while Duran has been getting the most attention for his prolific goal-scoring off the bench, Rogers has made the most pronounced impact on Villa.
According to a report form The Athletic’s Jacob Tanswell, Rogers will be richly rewarded with a new contract extension for his improved efforts this season, even after he already signed a long-term deal this past January.
That new contract was based on his projected upside, but Rogers has already exceeded expectations. Therefore, Aston Villa are making this move in order to pay Rogers appropriately in comparison to how valuable he now he is for the team.
Rogers is just 22 years old and already one of the top attacking midfielders in the Premier League with four goal contributions in nine games. He’s also averaging nearly three dribbles completed per game.
Here to stay, Rogers is one of the most valuable players on Aston Villa from an all-around perspective, putting in the hard work to start and create chances while helping the team out from every corner defensively.
Any Premier League side would love to have a young, energetic, and effective all-around attacking player like Rogers in the middle of the park, so Aston Villa are doing the right thing to make sure they lock him down.
