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Mark Smith

Thu 28 May 2026 22:00, UK

Morgan Rogers is already under intense transfer scrutiny at Aston Villa this summer.

Only a matter of days after the Premier League season finished, Rogers is preparing for his first World Cup with England in North America.

Not only that, but champions Arsenal are already being heavily linked with the playmaker.

Rogers was sensational yet again at Villa Park, bringing back Champions League football before scoring in the Europa League final victory.

Unai Emery knows how important he is, but Rogers could have already played his final game at Villa Park.

Step forward, Iliman Ndiaye.

Iliman Ndiaye could be perfect Aston Villa transfer

With Champions League football and European trophies in the bank, Villa can really start taking advantage of those around them.

Everton threw European football away in the final block of fixtures, so that opens the door for vultures to look at their top players, like Ndiaye.

Ex-scout Bryan King has suggested just that, saying that Ndiaye could come through the door for as much as £60million this summer.

Should Rogers join Arsenal, or anybody like that, it would cost even more than that, possibly even hit £100million.

How do Iliman Ndiaye and Morgan Rogers compare?

Both have individual brilliance, and that is the minimum that Emery will demand in any replacement for Rogers, if that is needed.

Ndiaye would be arriving from a higher level, given Rogers’ rise from Middlesbrough.

Rogers started five more games than Ndiaye last season in the Premier League, but he was involved in seven more goals for the Villans.

If the likes of Jack Grealish had stayed fit during his loan spell, though, you would have expected him to drag up those numbers alongside him at Everton.

Either way, you’d be replacing Rogers with a proven Premier League star and with the Champions League as a carrot, he may just demand that.

For £60million too? It looks like Villa may be ready for anything that comes their way.

First, it’s the World Cup and if Rogers can return a champion again alongside Ollie Watkins, it may just drive that price up even further.