LIVERPOOL have reportedly received a huge boost in their transfer pursuit of Chelsea’s Mason Mount.
The Blues academy graduate is out of contract next summer and attracting interest from Premier League rivals.
Liverpool are believed to be leading the chase to try and sign the star at the end of the season once he has entered the final 12 months of his package.
Chelsea are keen to tie the England midfielder, 24, down to a long-term deal.
However, Mount’s camp are not happy with the terms that have been discussed and rejected one extension back in the autumn.
Boss Graham Potter has stated that he hopes Chelsea can resolve Mount’s contract situation quickly.
But Liverpool have now received a boost in their pursuit of the ace as The Athletic claim discussions have been postponed.
They report that “interested parties may be encouraged to learn that, currently, talks about extending Mount’s Chelsea career have been paused”.
And they claim that “they are not expected to resume until the summer”.
It continues to add that “Chelsea’s intention is to secure the academy graduate to fresh terms or approve a sale” once they restart.
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New Blues owner Todd Boehly, who has splashed out a fortune already on new additions, has also made it a priority to avoid any future scenarios similar to Mount’s.
They do not want to allow any player to enter the final two years of a contract – “let alone their final one”.
Mount signed for Chelsea as a schoolboy aged six.
After an impressing spell on loan at Derby County in the Championship, he has since gone on to score 33 goals in almost 200 appearances for the club and helped them to Champions League glory in 2021.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
