Chelsea's £117m transfer boost has gone under the radar but Xabi Alonso has now explained it

The best ability is availability. It's all good having all the talent in the world, but if you're never available, what use is it? For Chelsea , one of the countless reasons they decided to go big on Morgan Rogers in the summer was the former Aston Villa man's availability. Xabi Alonso is said to have pushed hard for the Blues to shock the footballing world and queue-jump Arsenal in what turned out to be a club-record deal.