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Chelsea splashes £117m on Morgan Rogers, eyes £52m Lacroix

7/27/2026

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Summary

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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said the £117 million signing of Morgan Rogers, the most expensive British player ever, will make an instant impact.
Rogers will begin training at Cobham on August 9, ahead of Chelsea’s season opener on August 24.
Chelsea are close to completing a £52 million deal for centre-back Maxence Lacroix, with a six-year contract expected after his medical.

History

Historical Context

In June 2009 Florentino Pérez completed Real Madrid’s £80 million purchase of Cristiano Ronaldo, eclipsing the £56 million record set for Kaká earlier that summer. The deal extended a century-long rise in fees—from Willie Groves’s £100 transfer in 1893 to Ronaldo’s £80 million—and signalled a new era of escalating spending and reshaping the transfer market worldwide.

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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said the £117 million signing of Morgan Rogers, the most expensive British player ever, will make an instant impact.
Rogers will begin training at Cobham on August 9, ahead of Chelsea’s season opener on August 24.
Chelsea are close to completing a £52 million deal for centre-back Maxence Lacroix, with a six-year contract expected after his medical.

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