{"id":1759,"date":"2026-06-05T10:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:06:59","slug":"rogers-decides-preferred-destination-after-being-warned-off-gunners-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1759","title":{"rendered":"Rogers decides &#8216;preferred destination&#8217; after being warned off Gunners move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Morgan Rogers has decided his \u2018preferred destination\u2019 after being warned off a move to Arsenal by former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey.<\/p>\n<p>The Aston Villa winger has been the subject of interest from a number of Premier League clubs as they look to sign attackers in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers had a brilliant campaign for Aston Villa, contributing 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions, as Unai Emery\u2019s side finished fourth in the Premier League and won the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>There have been reports that <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> are ready to spend as much as \u00a380m in order to bring Rogers to the Emirates Stadium in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>But ex-England international Heskey insists that Arsenal may not be the right choice for Rogers as he is currently the \u201cmain man\u201d at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Heskey told <em>The Metro<\/em>: \u201cWould it be difficult to say no to Arsenal? Yes and no.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Arsenal: Newcastle in \u2018firm\u2019 talks for \u00a330m Gunners star as Arteta wants players of a \u2018higher level\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to look at who is ahead of you in both teams. He\u2019s top of the pile at Villa, he is the main man. If he goes to Arsenal, where would he be in that pecking order and does it suit the way he plays?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heskey added:\u00a0\u201cHe is a very intelligent player so I\u2019m sure it would. But he has to figure out what he wants from his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Caught Offside<\/em>who relay another report, have revealed that Arsenal are Rogers\u2019 \u2018preferred destination\u2019 in the summer amid interest from Chelsea and other Premier League clubs.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"598d587f82f0613dc60f89d2daf94a61\" image-id=\"ARCH82802_00026996\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rogers has been selected in the England squad to go to the World Cup by Thomas Tuchel with the Aston Villa star catching the German\u2019s eye ahead of Three Lions\u2019 tournament opener later this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Arsenal \u2018offered\u2019 hijack for approved Man Utd transfer for Leao after Milan admission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>England legend Alan Shearer has already insisted<\/strong> that Rogers should start ahead of Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Heskey: Rogers should start ahead of Bellingham for England<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>And Heskey agrees with Shearer that Rogers has been in better form than the ex-Birmingham City midfielder and should get a starting berth in Tuchel\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Heskey continued: \u201cYou have to go off some of the friendly games and see who is in better form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all fairness, Rogers has had a more consistent season. But Jude is Jude. But you have to go with form and Rogers has taken things by storm. Some of the football he has been playing has been very good, very intelligent. Villa winning the Europa and being one of the mainstays of that success has been fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Arsenal \u2018advancing\u2019 towards \u2018generational\u2019 winger signing at Man Utd\u2019s expense \u2013 top source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '1399787394855675');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><script>\n        !function(e,n,t){var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)(0);e.getElementById\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Rogers has decided his \u2018preferred destination\u2019 after being warned off a move to Arsenal by former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey. 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