Arsenal never announced Rogers. Sky Sports reported on 19 July that Chelsea had agreed a British-record 117m pound fee with Villa, and Chelsea completed the signing on 22 July, Rogers signing a seven-year deal.
resolves YES only on an official announcement by Arsenal FC (arsenal.com or the club's verified channels) confirming Rogers as an Arsenal player on or before 23:59 BST, 2 Aug 2026; Premier League registration is confirmatory. It resolves NO early once Rogers is announced by another club.
Only two of the six £100m-plus deals were done before August. We looked at every transfer of £100m or more with a Premier League club buying, and Rogers would be the seventh. The earlier six show how rarely these long transfer stories finish in July, and how often they run deep into August or fall apart.