Liverpool close in on Morgan Rogers agreement | OneFootball

According to Aston Villa reporter Tom Collomosse for the Daily Mail, Aston Villa need to make at least one significant sale before June 30 to ensure they stay in line with Premier League spending rules.

This isn't just anyone reporting this, it's one of Villa's club reporters and that's a significant update. It's pretty much conceding that Villa are going to have to sell big this summer.

And who else could they sell other than Rogers?

There's Ollie Watkins as well of course but replacing a striker in this market is going to be a lot more difficult. Plus with so many forwards available at 29-years-old, Watkins may not attract as much interest considering there are better options on the market, which means Villa might not be able to generate as big of a sale as they would like.

On the other hand, Rogers pretty much guarantees a big sale.

His stock is really high at the moment and he's a rare commodity in the modern game being such a quality player and homegrown at the same time.

It's also rare that these kind of players become available so that's why Villa's financial concerns are a golden opportunity for Liverpool to capitalise.

As we believe Liverpool like Rogers and they are going to understand that there isn't going to be a better time than this summer to bring him to the club.

Sure, Liverpool will have to pay big money to get him. But this is a special talent - and sometimes you do have to pay premium.

Virgil van Dijk is an example of that. For Rogers, Liverpool may have to spend even more than £75m in order to get him but even at that high figure, he's worth every penny.