Morgan Rogers in cheeky gesture to Arsenal fans as former transfer target takes just seconds to score for Chelsea

MORGAN ROGERS scored for Chelsea and stuck his TONGUE out at Arsenal fans after snubbing the Gunners in the transfer window. The cheeky gesture will have stung Gooners after they watched Emirates chiefs fail to land the former Aston Villa star in the summer. Morgan Rogers stuck his tongue out at Arsenal fans after scoring early for Chelsea Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Rogers has made an impressive start to life at Chelsea Credit: Getty Arsenal were hot on the England man’s heels but Chelsea gazumped them with a £117MILLION package – a record fee for an English player. Rogers, 24, then said he was “excited to join the biggest club in London”. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! The Gunners will have been desperate to get their own back by hammering Chelsea in North London on Sunday afternoon. But just 77 seconds after kick-off, Rogers had volleyed Chelsea into the lead. The former Aston Villa star timed his effort perfectly and picked out the bottom corner as Jorrel Hato‘s header dropped out of the sky. He then wheeled away to celebrate in front of the home fans, and even flashed his tongue at supporters in one corner of the Emirates. Arsenal had been laying the groundwork for a move for Rogers since the summer of 2025. They even arranged a face-to-face meeting with boss Mikel Arteta. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Rogers struck in 77 seconds at the Emirates Credit: Getty Mikel Arteta held a face-to-face meeting with Rogers over the summer Credit: Reuters But Rogers also spoke to Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso, who swayed him with his pitch, and once the Blues coughed up the cash the deal was done. Arsenal signed Christos Tzolis to bolster their options out wide soon after Rogers landed at the Bridge. It was well-documented that they were chasing another marquee attacking signing in the latter stages of the window, but they ended up going without as interest in Rogers, Vinicius Jr and Julian Alvarez all came to nothing. Rogers has come flying out of the blocks in Chelsea blue, scoring twice and assisting once in his first four games. Comment now