Premier League title hopefuls Aston Villa are looking to further strengthen their squad with the signing of a new striker before the end of the winter transfer window.
As per The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Unai Emery’s side has made a new and improved £15m bid to sign Middlesbrough striker Morgan Rogers, after having two offers rejected.
Even though there is no agreement with the Championship side yet, Villa are hopeful of getting a deal finalized before the winter window closes on February 1.
Rogers is reportedly excited about the prospect of joining the Villains, who have had an amazing first half of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and are only five points behind leaders Liverpool.
Aston Villa are clearly serious about securing a top-4 finish this season and want to bolster their forward line with the versatile Rogers, who can play as a centre-forward, attacking midfielder and left-winger.
The 21-year-old has scored seven goals and provided nine assists in 33 games for Middlesbrough this season and is currently the top scorer of the 23/24 Carabao Cup campaign with five goals.
