Morgan Rogers: From £117m Chelsea star to Bournemouth loan failure
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£117m Rogers failed at Bournemouth - and feared he may not make it
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Image caption: Rogers scored only once on loan at Bournemouth, against Luton Town in the Championship.
By Nizaar Kinsella
Football reporter
Published 45 minutes ago
Three years before becoming Chelsea's £117m club-record signing, Morgan Rogers watched his value fall to just £1m and questioned whether he would make it at all.
For Rogers, the transition from academy football to men's game was not as smooth as expected, leading him to question himself through a series of "difficult loans." Bournemouth, who Chelsea face at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, were the first of two underwhelming Championship loan spells for Rogers, followed by a later stint at Blackpool while he was still a Manchester City player.
This setback affected a player who had been a regular England youth international and one of West Bromwich Albion's brightest academy prospects.
In his own words:
"I needed that next challenge, to be taken out of my comfort zone and find the player I was going to be in professional football. I am a completely different player now."
"The one thing I learned... is that I couldn't care less what people say about me. I just care about what I can control."
Rogers' value dropped dramatically from £9m to £1m, but he rose to the challenge.
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