Morgan Rogers to Chelsea: What does the arrival of the England forward mean for the Blues squad?

Morgan Rogers has joined Chelsea in a British-record £117m from Aston Villa - and his arrival is set to have a knock-on effect for Xabi Alonso's Blues.

The England international had also been linked with Arsenal, but now joins forces with close friend Cole Palmer in the west of London instead.

"Playing for Chelsea next season means he will not be playing in Europe. If he had stayed at Aston Villa, he would have been playing in the Champions League, but Chelsea are still a big club.

"They have big ambitions and under their new manager Alonso, they are very serious about challenging for the big trophies again.

"Rogers is obviously a fantastic player, we've all seen that, but he is also very physically imposing. There's been a feeling at Chelsea that one thing their side has been missing is some real physical presence and they've been trying to address that this summer. They've gone some way towards it by signing a player like Rogers."

"They have already ensured enough outgoings this summer to cover the £117m cost of Rogers. Chelsea raised around £130m from selling players like Marc Cucurella, Andrey Santos and Tyrique George and the sizeable compensation from Man City for poaching Maresca certainly helped too.

"The likes of Reece James, Palmer and Joao Pedro are seen as untouchable assets, but other members of the first team squad will depart for sizeable fees - Garnacho, Nicolas Jackson and Trevoh Chalobah are likely to bring in another £100m if they go.

"Malo Gusto is another player facing an uncertain future and Chelsea value him at an eye-watering £75m. Defenders Benoit Badiashile and Axel Disasi are also expected to go.

"Despite not being in Europe this season, Chelsea will still be subjected to UEFA's stricter financial rules. Last summer, Chelsea entered into a four-year settlement agreement with UEFA for breaching regulations and they'll look to demonstrate progress in showcasing financial sustainability following this window.

"Chelsea brought in around £300m from player sales last summer and given the need to move on a number of defenders who are surplus to requirements and at least one striker, it could be another impressive summer of trading."