Morgan Rogers spotted arriving for Chelsea medical with blockbuster £117m transfer close

The versatile attacker, 23, is expected to sign a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge lasting until the summer of 2032, with Chelsea having the option to extend it by a further 12 months.He will become the most expensive British player in football history, quickly eclipsing England midfield colleague Elliot Anderson, who left Nottingham Forest for Manchester City in a deal worth £116m earlier this month.Statement signing: Chelsea have beaten Arsenal to a £117m deal for England star Morgan RogersLondon StandardThe previous record holder was Declan Rice, who cost £105m when he left West Ham for Arsenal in the summer of 2023.He will also be the second most expensive player ever in the Premier League, behind only Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool from Newcastle for £125m last summer.But Chelsea also held a long-standing interest in Rogers - previously on the books at Manchester City - and swooped quickly to beat their London rivals to a high-profile deal that will also net his former club Middlesbrough more than £20m due to their sell-on clause.Rogers’ arrival in west London will follow that of Italy right-back Marco Palestra, who joined from Serie A club Atalanta for £47m at the beginning of July.Read MorePortuguese winger Geovany Quenda has also arrived following a £40m deal agreed with Sporting last year, while striker Emmanuel Emegha previously signed a pre-contract agreement to join this summer from sister club Strasbourg.He is said to have scored on his debut at the weekend as Chelsea beat League Two side Crawley 3-1 in Alonso’s first game in charge - a surprise friendly held behind-closed-doors at their Cobham training ground.Other arrivals at Chelsea so far this summer include Kazakh wonderkid Dastan Satpaev, while the club have been locked in talks over Rayo Vallecano left-back Pep Chavarria after agreeing to sell World Cup winner Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid for £51.7m.Other sales include Andrey Santos to Manchester United for £50m and Tyrique George to Everton for £24m. Chelsea are also pushing to sign France centre-back Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace.