Transfer News: Chelsea Hijack Arsenal's Morgan Rogers Deal, Man Utd and Liverpool Updates
The Mirror Football transfer blog on July 18, 2026, reports that Chelsea hijacked Arsenal's pursuit of Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, reaching a verbal agreement worth £117 million. Aston Villa plan to reinvest the fee in wingers like Ibrahim Mbaye and Crysencio Summerville. Arsenal quickly moved to sign Christos Tzolis as a replacement and are also interested in Ezri Konsa. Manchester United have made contact over Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Larsson. Mohamed Salah is set to join Besiktas after leaving Liverpool, following Leandro Trossard's move to the Turkish club. Other updates include Leeds United stepping up interest in Pavel Sulc, Leicester City reversing a decision to sign Danny Ings, and Aston Villa enquiring about Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson.
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