It’s claimed the club bosses have been encouraged to pursue Rogers on the back of Villa’s interest in Nicolas Jackson, who worked under Unai Emery at Villarreal, but it’s now claimed Chelsea could instead use the Senegal striker in a ‘direct exchange’ for Rodrygo, with both players valued around the €90m-€100m mark.

Real Madrid are interested in Chelsea attacking midfielder Cole Palmer, who is also the subject of a massive bid from Paris Saint-Germain, eye-catching reports claim.

Chelsea fans are pretty keen to not sign Alejandro Garnacho, in the main. Morgan Rogers on the other hand would be a very popular move with a lot of supporters.

The future of the Brazilian is not clear in the merengue team and they have received a proposal that could be of interest

Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono have already been signed by Los Blancos across the last six weeks. Nevertheless, with Luka Modric having departed for AC Milan, a considerable void has been left in the Real Madrid engine room.

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Chelsea are likely to be concerned over the players' welfare ahead of the 2025/26 campaign after Real Madrid submitted a request to La Liga.

During some downtime after PSG knocked Los Blancos out of the FIFA Club World Cup, Rodrygo went for a stroll around Times Square, where one fan asked if he is going to swap Real Madrid for Arsenal this summer.

Carreras has taken a winding route via Manchester United, the Championship and Benfica to get back to the Spanish capital