Aston Villa have had a second bid rejected for the Middlesbrough forward Morgan Rogers, who only signed for the Championship club last summer. Unai Emery is keen on strengthening his frontline and identified Rogers as his leading target. Boro are understood to be unimpressed with what they deem to be Villa’s lowball approach.
The 21-year-old has impressed for Michael Carrick’s side and shone against Villa in the FA Cup earlier this month. Rogers began his career at West Brom but was signed by Manchester City in 2019. He had loans at Lincoln, Bournemouth and Blackpool before joining Boro on a permanent deal last summer. He has scored two goals in 25 league appearances this season.