Ex-Aston Villa CEO Tips Club To Accept PSG’s Offer For Their Star: Will It Hurt Their Project?
Ex-Aston Villa CEO Tips Club To Accept PSG’s Offer For Their Star: Will It Hurt Their Project? Aston Villa produced a stunning performance to thrash Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park on Thursday, advancing to the Europa League semi-finals 7-1 on aggregate. Unai Emery’s side sit fourth in the Premier League with 55 points from 32 matches, and they now face Nottingham Forest in a massive all-English European semi-final.
The club are showing real hunger for European silverware this season. With momentum building across both competitions, the fans should be excited. Transfer rumours are starting to swirl in the background, which could make for a complicated summer at the club.
PSG eye Morgan Rogers as Aston Villa look for an irresistible offer Former Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness , speaking on Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, thinks PSG could make an offer for Morgan Rogers that Villa will find very hard to turn down. Wyness, who previously served as CEO at Everton and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs, says Villa would much rather sell to Paris than to a Premier League rival. He made it clear that Aston Villa will do everything possible to keep Rogers and will try to raise funds through other player sales first.
The Telegraph reported PSG’s interest in Rogers, while journalist Sacha Tavolieri noted Rogers is still open to staying in the Premier League, specifically with Manchester United, if they qualify for the Champions League. “If they are forced to cash in, then it’ll be for the highest price. “I’ve heard from a good source that PSG are the ones that will make the big bid and come in for Morgan Rogers.
Now that makes sense to me. “Rogers is their style of player. He would benefit really well in the Champions League with PSG.