Chelsea regained momentum into their abysmal season after thrashing Middlesbrough 6-1 in the Carabao Cup. The EFL Championship side found it too hard to contain the Blues. However, despite that, they got one goal courtesy of Morgan Rogers, the 21-year-old sensation who is on the radar of several top Premier League clubs.
And the goal he scored against Mauricio Pochettino’s side were enough evidence of why everyone rated him so highly. Like many top players recently, Rogers is a product of the Manchester City youth academy but is now carving a reputation for himself as a deadly goal scorer for Boro both in the Championship and the Carabao Cup.
With Middlesbrough looking unlikely to win a promotion, a player like Rogers will likely leave for greener pastures. In fact, the club already has two transfer proposals for him in the winter transfer window.
So, who is Morgan Rogers, and how good is he?
Who is Morgan Rogers
Born in Halesowen, West Midlands county, England, Morgan Rogers started his career at eight years when he joined West Bromwich Albion youth academy. For the next nine years, he would progress through the various age groups, playing across a variety of positions in the attack.
In the 2016-17 season, he would get his first crack at the under-18 Premier League but only became a part of the team next season when he scored four goals and provided four assists in 16 games. Come the 2018-19 season, though, he had truly mastered the league, scoring seven goals and providing three assists in just even games.
Thai earned him a call-up to the reserves side, where he managed a respectable tally of five goals and four assists in 12 games.
These performances were duly rewarded as he was signed by Manchester City in 2019. The club so highly rated Rogers that at just 17, he was drafted straight into the reserves with three goals and three assists. He would also get his first taste of European football by playing all six UEFA Youth League group-stage games.
Seeing his growing talent, City decided to send him on loan so he could earn more minutes in senior football. His first spell came for League One side Lincoln City. Rogers didn’t disappoint and came away with six goals and four assists in 25 games, helping his team finish fifth.
The following two years, though, would see him massively struggle on two different loan spells to Championship sides. In the 2021-22 and the 2022-23 seasons, he would play 35 games (15 for Bournemouth and 20 for Blackpool),…
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