'Not worth 300k a week' - Chelsea tipped to sell Mount

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 25 Feb 2023 11:27 GMT
• 3 min read

Simon Jordon believes Chelsea owner Todd Boehly could sell Mason Mount this summer after talks over fresh terms have seemingly come to a standstill.

The American businessman has been trying to seal a fresh contract for the midfielder but so far nothing has been agreed upon.

Reports have claimed that discussions will restart again at the end of the season, at which point it will be make or break.

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Now pundit Jordan, speaking on TalksSport, has claimed that Mount, who has been dropped to the bench in recent weeks, could be moved on owing to his status as an academy graduate.

He said: "What would I do with Mason Mount? I think he’s a very decent player and if you listen to some of the people I spend time with, like Danny Murphy, very educated midfielders like Graeme Souness, they think he’s a very good player.

“None of them are worth £200,000 a week. None of them are worth £300,000 a week. There’s an argument to be made that none of them are worth £50,000 a week.

“Mason Mount I think is one of those that is not going to make the cut in Chelsea’s new way of building and buying. Because he’s on Chelsea’s balance sheet as a zero cost because he’s an academy player, then I very much think he could be one of those that are sold.”

It is thought that Mount is hopeful of a salary in line with the top earners at the club, but there are fears that the influx of new arrivals has unsettled the player.

Mount prefers Liverpool

FootballTransfers revealed the extent of Liverpool’s interest in the attacker. As we reported, the two parties have touched base over a possible move in the summer and we are of the understanding that, should the Blues attacker depart Stamford Bridge, a move to Liverpool looks to be the most likely.

The Reds would be willing to spend enough to bring both Mount and Jude Bellingham, their number one target, in over the course of the next window and each player is not considered an alternative to the other.

We are told Liverpool will be looking at a sizeable overhaul and that Jugren Klopp will be handed a significant kitty.