CHELSEA fans want Mason Mount to be sold after discovering the Blues’ asking price.
Mount rose through the Blues’ academy and has been a key player in the senior squad ever since 2019 after a successful loan stint at Derby under current interim boss Frank Lampard.
However, the playmaker’s contract runs out next year and talks of an extension have hit a snag, which means his future appears uncertain while some of Europe’s biggest hitters are circling in.
According to The Mail, the England international will command a staggering asking price of £80million.
The 24-year-old has attracted interest from Chelsea’s Premier League rivals Newcastle and Liverpool amid his ongoing struggles which have seen him tumble down the pecking order.
The Magpies seem the most likely to meet Mount’s fee thanks to their wealthy Saudi owners.
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However, the Toon are determined not to shatter their wage structure even if they qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Bruno Guimaraes is among Newcastle’s highest earners with a weekly wage of £120,000, while Mount makes at least £250,000 per week at Stamford Bridge.
Liverpool are also unlikely to splash the cash after pulling out of the transfer war over Borussia Dortmund superstar Jude Bellingham.
Many fans want Mount to stay after becoming a key player in the last four years, insisting other underachievers should depart from Chelsea’s inflated squad instead.
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However, many would be happy for owner Todd Boehly to sell up and raise much-needed funds after his unsuccessful £600m spending spree since taking over.
One fan tweeted: “Send Mount & [Conor] Gallagher packing.”
Another posted: “We can sell Mount and a couple of guys.”
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A third wrote: “Yeah plenty of strikers out there tbh and I’ll sell one of Mount / Gallagher.”
This fan said: “I would rather sell Mount.”
And that one stated: “Sell Mount asap.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
