Sorry Manchester United and Liverpool as Chelsea to seal £170k deal for midfielder
Manchester United and Liverpool, both Premier League opponents, have been keeping a watch on Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.
However, The 23-year-contract old’s with Chelsea is up in two years, and he is now one of the club’s lowest paid.
Mount, a Chelsea academy product, earns roughly £80,000 per week and has developed into one of the club’s finest players.
A player of Mount’s caliber should be among the club’s highest-paid employees, but his current contract hasn’t been revised in years.
Chelsea has been unable to reach an agreement with the midfielder, who has been named the club’s Player of the Year for the second time in three years, due to the club’s sanctions.
Manchester United and Liverpool had hoped to stymie a move for Mount, but the Chelsea midfielder is ready to sign a new contract.
According to sources, the club is willing to pay Mount more than twice his present salary, with a weekly take-home pay of roughly £170,000 on the table.
United has already expressed interest in Mount’s camp, according to The Sun. Erik ten Hag, the new manager, is keeping an eye on his contract position. Mount’s future at the club is now certain, according to this recent development.