Aston Villa have begun searching for a new ‘top winger’ with Arsenal expected to push hard to sign Morgan Rogers, reports Fabrizio Romano.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYIt’s a move that potentially leaves Liverpool with a clear path to sign top offensive target Bradley Barcola this summer.The Merseysiders have, however, been warned that it will take a significant sum to see PSG hand over the left-sided attacker.Aston Villa do Liverpool a favour with Bradley Barcola transferRomano hopped onto X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday evening to confirm that the Gunners are expected ‘to accelerate’ their efforts to land the England international in the window. Aston Villa have started working on new top winger after Manzambi and João Gomes deals while working on Estupinan at LB.New winger targeted by #AVFC as Arsenal are prepared to attack for Morgan Rogers. https://t.co/YkT36Re4Jn pic.twitter.com/hxLeHD3duo— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2026 Arsenal are now set to accelerate on Morgan Rogers deal, top target as new winger as always mentioned.Talks already advanced on player side and separate case from Tzolis, #AFC always wanted both.No talks for Barcola so far; focus on Rogers. pic.twitter.com/BSIjkM46ff— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2026The Italian transfer news expert emphasised, once again, that the reigning Premier League champions have yet to open any kind of talks for Barcola.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWhich, theoretically, leaves Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool firmly in the driver’s seat to sign the France international.READ MORE: Liverpool in “secret talks” for £246m double transfer in bombshell updatePay the money, LiverpoolThe fact Liverpool have held out for this long without making any further signings beyond Victor Munoz may simply indicate that the ongoing World Cup has proven to be a significant barrier this summer.Of course, our suspicion on the matter is simply that our recruitment team are wary of pushing on in the window without first knowing how much they’ll need to invest in signing Barcola from PSG.If that is indeed the case, we’d be mightily disappointed to see Liverpool back out of a deal – if it proves too rich for our blood – and leave a great deal of work left to do between now and September 1.If we were willing to wait this long, we’d like to think Richard Hughes and Co. already have a pretty good idea of the rough range of what the Champions League holders are looking for. And, critically, whether our highest possible offer falls within that.Otherwise, this has been a massive waste of time at a point where Liverpool desperately need bodies in through the door.More Stories / Latest News‘Talks already advanced’: Liverpool could get next signing rapidly after Fabrizio Romano updateJuly 17, 2026 13:40Andoni Iraola confirms major Liverpool injury news ahead of 2026/27 seasonJuly 17, 2026 9:35Liverpool in “secret talks” for £246m double transfer in bombshell updateJuly 17, 2026 8:38The post ‘Talks already advanced’: Liverpool could get next signing rapidly after Fabrizio Romano update appeared first on The Empire of The Kop.