⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Sarah Azhari]

Morgan Rogers is a good move for Chelsea, I don’t understand why Arsenal always delay when it comes to the transfer market. Arsenal was the first club negotiating with Aston Villa to sign him, but they didn’t make any progress and Chelsea overtake them to sealed the deal. Rogers is one of the best players in the Premier League recently, we saw how he played for Aston Villa last season, scoring 14 goals and 12 assists across all competitions.

Chelsea moved quickly to secure Rogers because they knew he was a quality player. Arsenal took too long to make a decision and seemed unsure whether or not to sign him. So, yes, Chelsea seized the opportunity to sign Rogers quickly. Rogers’ arrival has further strengthened the depth of Chelsea’s squad. I think Arsenal regrets not signing him.

[Iranus]

Chelsea moved quickly to secure Rogers because they knew he was a quality player. Arsenal took too long to make a decision and seemed unsure whether or not to sign him. So, yes, Chelsea seized the opportunity to sign Rogers quickly. Rogers’ arrival has further strengthened the depth of Chelsea’s squad. I think Arsenal regrets not signing him.

With the help of Alonso, Chelsea is preparing to reorganize their squad. Alonso has probably  been given a large amount of money by the chelsea management to buy players. Morgan Rogers is a talented player, it is true. But the chelsea management is going to spend about  117 million to  add Rogers to the squad. This is a very big amount. Perhaps  the reason why chelsea had to spend so  much money was because there  were clubs like Arsenal trying to add Morgan rogers to the squad. Hopefully Alonso will bring out his best output from Rogers.

[len01]

Xabi Alonso is a good coach and wouldn't be on pressure like when he was in Real Madrid and that will give him a cool head to coach the players.

At Chelsea, he would still be under pressure, but the situation would be different. At Real Madrid, the pressure comes from the players and the environment around the club, while at Chelsea, Alonso would face pressure from the club's expectations and the fans, who will expect him to deliver strong results within a single season.

On top of that, Chelsea are going through a rebuild, which means Alonso would need time to understand the squad depth and find the right strategy. It's not just about being prepared; it's also about adapting quickly and getting the best out of the players available.

[Volgastallion]

Well we are back to normal now after the World cup ended, so.... what team is your favorite to win this season of Premier LEague and which one are gonna be the contenders?

I feel like the Rogers buy by Chelsea was a little bit much, i dont know if he really worth all that money. But weel today every player cost a fortune in this league so i dont know what more to think.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Well we are back to normal now after the World cup ended, so.... what team is your favorite to win this season of Premier LEague and which one are gonna be the contenders?

Top contenders as for now.

1. Arsenal 2.50
2. City (my fav club) 4.33
3. MU 7.50
4. Liverpool. 7.00
5. Chelsea 11.00

Realistically, Arsenal still leads as the top contender because they still use same manager and same squad who have good chemistry. However, as a City fan, i obviously in favor my club to win EPL next season.
Other than it, i personally feel MU improved so much, and they're getting better now. So putting Liverpool behind MU makes more sense in term of title chaser.

[Hyphen(-)]

Well we are back to normal now after the World cup ended, so.... what team is your favorite to win this season of Premier LEague and which one are gonna be the contenders?

Top contenders as for now.

1. Arsenal 2.50
2. City (my fav club) 4.33
3. MU 7.50
4. Liverpool. 7.00
5. Chelsea 11.00

Realistically, Arsenal still leads as the top contender because they still use same manager and same squad who have good chemistry. However, as a City fan, i obviously in favor my club to win EPL next season.
Other than it, i personally feel MU improved so much, and they're getting better now. So putting Liverpool behind MU makes more sense in term of title chaser.

Because Arsenal is the defending Champions, they should lead with small odd, but I think the odd difference is a bit high; 2.5 odd for Arsenal while Manchester City 4.33, this shows that Arsenal is taken far above them which is not supposed to be like that even through Arsenal still have quality players and are trying to sign more players.

We can’t take Manchester United out of this race, they had one of the best performance towards the end of last season when Carrick took over from Amorim, and I can see how active they have been in the transfer market, I am very sure they will get best for next season, and the title is what they are hoping to win; same as. Chelsea because Alonso has started making good deals to make the team better again.

[SmartCharpa]

Well we are back to normal now after the World cup ended, so.... what team is your favorite to win this season of Premier LEague and which one are gonna be the contenders?

I feel like the Rogers buy by Chelsea was a little bit much, i dont know if he really worth all that money. But weel today every player cost a fortune in this league so i dont know what more to think.

After the World Cup has ended, the league will be back next month which is going to be interesting one. I think it’s too early to predict which team can compete for the league title next season due to the players in their squad. Last season, we expected Liverpool to be in their best form the following season after winning the Premier League under Arne Slot since they had the the players available to win the title, and they turned out to be one of the worst teams in the league.

However, Chelsea has a new faces in their squad for the new season, Rogers alone cannot be able to compete for the title without the help from his teammates. For example, Tottenham Spurs, a lot of people will expect them to do better next season after spending huge amounts of money in the transfer market. I think after five to seven matches will determine the title contenders for next season.

[jakdanyel]

Aston Villa has been losing some important players one by one lately. Tielemans and Rogers have already left. The new arrivals are Joao Gomes and Manzambi.

Is this a good transfer activity to keep the squad as strong as before? I'm not sure honestly.    Maybe Manzambi could show us some really good performances.

But we will see about Gomes. As long as Emery is in charge I don't doubt Aston Villa about being competitive though.

[BitBakerr1]

Morgan Rogers is a good move for Chelsea, I don’t understand why Arsenal always delay when it comes to the transfer market. Arsenal was the first club negotiating with Aston Villa to sign him, but they didn’t make any progress and Chelsea overtake them to sealed the deal. Rogers is one of the best players in the Premier League recently, we saw how he played for Aston Villa last season, scoring 14 goals and 12 assists across all competitions.

Chelsea moved quickly to secure Rogers because they knew he was a quality player. Arsenal took too long to make a decision and seemed unsure whether or not to sign him. So, yes, Chelsea seized the opportunity to sign Rogers quickly. Rogers’ arrival has further strengthened the depth of Chelsea’s squad. I think Arsenal regrets not signing him.

I don’t think Arsenal are regretting why they didn’t sign him, Chelsea used huge amount of money to sign him and I don’t think Arsenal are willing to use that such amount of money to sign him, so I don’t think they are going to regret why they didn’t sign him, and again the season has not started, he has not started performing so why would they regret, the only time I believe they would be regretting is when his performing very well when the season starts.
Arsenal has plans of signing another player but they need to be fast in their deal so what happened won’t repeat it self again, they need a quality winger to strengthen the team more.

[Abbatty]

Morgan Rogers is a good move for Chelsea, I don’t understand why Arsenal always delay when it comes to the transfer market. Arsenal was the first club negotiating with Aston Villa to sign him, but they didn’t make any progress and Chelsea overtake them to sealed the deal. Rogers is one of the best players in the Premier League recently, we saw how he played for Aston Villa last season, scoring 14 goals and 12 assists across all competitions.

Chelsea moved quickly to secure Rogers because they knew he was a quality player. Arsenal took too long to make a decision and seemed unsure whether or not to sign him. So, yes, Chelsea seized the opportunity to sign Rogers quickly. Rogers’ arrival has further strengthened the depth of Chelsea’s squad. I think Arsenal regrets not signing him.

The Arsenal fan base and even Mikel Arteta were pissed that they couldn’t get Rogers. After selling Matrinelli they need someone they fill in that left wing for them and Rogers was going to be the perfect fit. Well at the end we heard that aside the fee that Chelsea offered, the player also prefer to go to Chelsea, especially after Xabi Alonso called him.

Rogers will play on the left win for Chelsea, he will be a starter, Alonso Assured him that. Chelsea are looking to strengthen their squad as also they want to get a center back before the pre season commence.

[Proty]

Well we are back to normal now after the World cup ended, so.... what team is your favorite to win this season of Premier LEague and which one are gonna be the contenders?

Top contenders as for now.

1. Arsenal 2.50
2. City (my fav club) 4.33
3. MU 7.50
4. Liverpool. 7.00
5. Chelsea 11.00

Realistically, Arsenal still leads as the top contender because they still use same manager and same squad who have good chemistry. However, as a City fan, i obviously in favor my club to win EPL next season.
Other than it, i personally feel MU improved so much, and they're getting better now. So putting Liverpool behind MU makes more sense in term of title chaser.

Arsenal stands at a greater advantage of winning the league next season as you have sateted and with the reason you gave which is also right. Arsenal will still be using the same squad as well as the same manager. Therefore, there chances of winning the league next season is high compared to that of Manchester city that changed manager.
Whether you are Manchester city fans it won't change the fact , for now you can't tell how Enzo is going to perform in the coming season. Arsenal still have a great hedge over Manchester city.

[Distraction]

Chelsea is finally taking some real steps for transfers. Morgan Rogers is a beginning and it's a good one! However there is an issue here... He is playing as attacking midfielder the most and they already have Palmer there! 

Is this a sign for Palmer to be sold soon? There have been speculations regarding him to join Manchester United. Or Xabi Alonso might have different plans. Like using Rogers as winger and Palmer as number 10. Which one do you think it could be?

[Tmoonz]

Morgan Rogers is a good move for Chelsea, I don’t understand why Arsenal always delay when it comes to the transfer market. Arsenal was the first club negotiating with Aston Villa to sign him, but they didn’t make any progress and Chelsea overtake them to sealed the deal. Rogers is one of the best players in the Premier League recently, we saw how he played for Aston Villa last season, scoring 14 goals and 12 assists across all competitions.

Chelsea moved quickly to secure Rogers because they knew he was a quality player. Arsenal took too long to make a decision and seemed unsure whether or not to sign him. So, yes, Chelsea seized the opportunity to sign Rogers quickly. Rogers’ arrival has further strengthened the depth of Chelsea’s squad. I think Arsenal regrets not signing him.

You think so? Did Mikel Arteta told you he's regretting why he didn't sign Rogers, like that amount Chelsea used to sign him if you're the one bringing money for the transfer market would you have gotten the mind of bringing such amount of money to sign him? Like is Rogers really worth that price, bro Mikel Arteta can never regret such thing, the deal is just like that of Fernandez and Manchester United, Westham United was asking for £85m from Manchester United for a relegated player then Tottenham Hotspurs rushed and bought him for that price think they've overtake Manchester United, but at last Manchester United used that same amount to get two good players, one thing you have to understand is at this point in time Arsenal is the price here, gone are those days they will chase after players, now it's the players that will come chasing them, while Chelsea on the other hand is in a position where they make use of every single opportunity that comes there way, note aside this Rogers no top player has really wanted to come to Chelsea this season, so the little chance they got they will have to use it very well.

[Just Say]

Wow, there is a really big move by Chelsea! They've signed Morgan Rogers for £117m!!!  

I still can't get used to these numbers man... That's hell of an amount for him. But if Gordon has been sold by Newcastle for big numbers then Rogers should also be worth it.

Finally the first real transfer by Chelsea. I bet Xabi Alonso wanted him. He can play as attacking midfielder and left winger both. Garnacho is likely to leave so this will be a big upgrade I believe.

Chelsea are looking to add experienced players to their squad to improve in the upcoming season as we can see that they have already signed a player from Aston Villa for £117 million. In fact, even if Xabi Alonso didn't succeed in Madrid, he might succeed in this PL club as I have noticed that he is trying to buy the best players, also Garnacho is going to join another club from this club, so it seems that this player from Aston Villa might play as Garnacho's replacement. According to my knowledge, he has managed to score 31 goals and 29 assists for the Aston Villa team, so it seems that he will be able to show his experience even if he joins the Chelsea team.

What is the name of the player mate. Xabi Alonso is a good coach and wouldn't be on pressure like when he was in Real Madrid and that will give him a cool head to coach the players.

Chelsea will surprise a lot of people next season because they have good players and they have also hired Xabi Alonso who has deep knowledge on building a team.

As far as I know, Chelsea bought Morgan Rogers for £117 million, even though he played for Premier League club Astobila. You are right that the Chelsea manager will not be under the same pressure as he was at Real Madrid, which will allow him to properly train the players of this PL club. Indeed, Chelsea performed very poorly last season, but at the moment, this PL club is buying experienced players and hiring experienced managers, which makes us think that this team may be able to improve a lot in the upcoming season.

[Stable090]

With the help of Alonso, Chelsea is preparing to reorganize their squad. Alonso has probably  been given a large amount of money by the chelsea management to buy players.

I know Alonso will be able to build Chelsea but it’s going to take some time. The season haven’t started, and I don’t know how Alonso is going to perform when the season start, but I know he is a good coach, and he will be able to rebuild Chelsea but we just going to give him some time, it’s not really going to be easy for him because Chelsea is already in mess, so it’s just going to take some time before Alonso will be able to stabilize things.

Morgan Rogers is a talented player, it is true. But the chelsea management is going to spend about  117 million to  add Rogers to the squad.

Chelsea management believes Morgan Rogers will be able to improve the teams performance that why they signed him, and not because other top teams were also in the race to sign him. If Chelsea management are not interested in him, even if top clubs are fighting for him, they not gonna care.

[Shussainshah]

Chelsea is finally taking some real steps for transfers. Morgan Rogers is a beginning and it's a good one! However there is an issue here... He is playing as attacking midfielder the most and they already have Palmer there! 

Is this a sign for Palmer to be sold soon? There have been speculations regarding him to join Manchester United. Or Xabi Alonso might have different plans. Like using Rogers as winger and Palmer as number 10. Which one do you think it could be?

Palmer to Manchester City Is look like done. Because if they sign Morgan Rogers so Palmer can definitely Leave the spot. Enzo is also link to alot of club and I think they are rebuilding the whole squad xabi Alonso are best managers and think out side the box so if they think Enzo and Palmer can't make this squad and need to out of this squad I think we all need to respect has decision because they know what's good for this Chelsea squad. Next season Chelsea under xabi Alonso look like a real deal and Hope they can comeback to they glory days.

[yixichloro2xx]

Wow, there is a really big move by Chelsea! They've signed Morgan Rogers for £117m!!!  

I still can't get used to these numbers man... That's hell of an amount for him. But if Gordon has been sold by Newcastle for big numbers then Rogers should also be worth it.

Finally the first real transfer by Chelsea. I bet Xabi Alonso wanted him. He can play as attacking midfielder and left winger both. Garnacho is likely to leave so this will be a big upgrade I believe.

Chelsea are looking to add experienced players to their squad to improve in the upcoming season as we can see that they have already signed a player from Aston Villa for £117 million. In fact, even if Xabi Alonso didn't succeed in Madrid, he might succeed in this PL club as I have noticed that he is trying to buy the best players, also Garnacho is going to join another club from this club, so it seems that this player from Aston Villa might play as Garnacho's replacement. According to my knowledge, he has managed to score 31 goals and 29 assists for the Aston Villa team, so it seems that he will be able to show his experience even if he joins the Chelsea team.

What is the name of the player mate. Xabi Alonso is a good coach and wouldn't be on pressure like when he was in Real Madrid and that will give him a cool head to coach the players.

Chelsea will surprise a lot of people next season because they have good players and they have also hired Xabi Alonso who has deep knowledge on building a team.

As far as I know, Chelsea bought Morgan Rogers for £117 million, even though he played for Premier League club Astobila. You are right that the Chelsea manager will not be under the same pressure as he was at Real Madrid, which will allow him to properly train the players of this PL club. Indeed, Chelsea performed very poorly last season, but at the moment, this PL club is buying experienced players and hiring experienced managers, which makes us think that this team may be able to improve a lot in the upcoming season.

You are kind of right, there will be a difference of pressure between when he was at Real Madrid. Madrid has a lot of star player that aren't easy to control and the board will always support them over the manager. His role at Chelsea will be about rebuilding the squad to become better and compete for titles. I don't expect much from him this season to be honest, bit I feel since he has full control of the squad he can be able to replicate the kind of thing he did at Bayer Leverkusen. But my problem with Chelsea is that they have alot of average players in that squad, I don't know they will be able to cope with except they try and release alot of them so that It can give Chelsea so balance. I believe Xabi Alonso will do great at Chelsea.

[snipie]

At Chelsea, he would still be under pressure, but the situation would be different. At Real Madrid, the pressure comes from the players and the environment around the club, while at Chelsea, Alonso would face pressure from the club's expectations and the fans, who will expect him to deliver strong results within a single season.

That's pretty much accurate. Real Madrid are doing pressure constantly from every side on the coach and even interfere with his strategy which makes the level of challenge very hard for coaches. Only few ones could support the situation there. On Chelsea, they have more freedom and certain tolerance at some levels, generally until the fans start to ask for changes.

On top of that, Chelsea are going through a rebuild, which means Alonso would need time to understand the squad depth and find the right strategy. It's not just about being prepared; it's also about adapting quickly and getting the best out of the players available.

Chelsea is going through a rebuild from years and they shuffled the whole team without finding balance.
Hopefully with Alonso this time they can find some progress.

[Shussainshah]

Aston Villa has been losing some important players one by one lately. Tielemans and Rogers have already left. The new arrivals are Joao Gomes and Manzambi.

Is this a good transfer activity to keep the squad as strong as before? I'm not sure honestly.    Maybe Manzambi could show us some really good performances.

But we will see about Gomes. As long as Emery is in charge I don't doubt Aston Villa about being competitive though.

Aston Vila are taking this transfer window very seriously it's not about losing the players but it's called the rebuilding. And Uni Emery are very technical coach and then know how to rebuild any club. If Tielemans and Rogers are leaving they can make some good money and they can replace any good player in that's positions. Barcelona Roony Bardagi and Trinco are in uni Emery favourite list and I think that's a very decision to bring a very good young talent player like roony and Trincao because both are very technical player and they can easily adopt the uni Emery philosophy

[Yurkov]

Morgan Rogers is a good move for Chelsea, I don’t understand why Arsenal always delay when it comes to the transfer market. Arsenal was the first club negotiating with Aston Villa to sign him, but they didn’t make any progress and Chelsea overtake them to sealed the deal. Rogers is one of the best players in the Premier League recently, we saw how he played for Aston Villa last season, scoring 14 goals and 12 assists across all competitions.

Chelsea moved quickly to secure Rogers because they knew he was a quality player. Arsenal took too long to make a decision and seemed unsure whether or not to sign him. So, yes, Chelsea seized the opportunity to sign Rogers quickly. Rogers’ arrival has further strengthened the depth of Chelsea’s squad. I think Arsenal regrets not signing him.

Typical Arsenal, always overthinking and faffing about while others get business done. Chelsea saw the quality and just paid up - £117m is mad money, but under Xabi Alonso, Rogers is going to cook. Arsenal dropped the ball big time, especially since personal terms weren't even an issue. They'll definitely regret being so slow when he starts running the show at Stamford Bridge.