'Mason Mount's transfer to Man Utd was a mistake'

Stuart Telford

• 12 Nov 2023 13:46 GMT
• 3 min read

Mason Mount's transfer to Manchester United from Chelsea was the Blues' mistake according to club legend William Gallas.

Mount joined United from Chelsea in a £55 million transfer in July, but has failed to set the heather alight at Old Trafford and could only make the bench as the Red Devils beat Luton 1-0 on Saturday.

The Cobham academy graduate got a run-out for the second half, but his return of one assist in 11 games was not what the top brass at United will have been hoping for.

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But rather than seeing Mount's move as a Man Utd mistake, Gallas thinks it was his former club Chelsea who dropped the ball.

Gallas on Chalobah and Mount

Asked about Trevoh Chalobah's potential transfer out of the club by Lord Ping, he said the following:

''In my opinion, Chablobah leaving Chelsea wouldn't be a mistake. He's played a lot of games for Chelsea, but he had the chance to cement himself in the starting 11, and I don't think he gave what the board or manager would have expected. That's why he's been in and out of the starting 11.

"Perhaps Chalobah doesn't have the quality for a club like Chelsea, and the club letting him go would be a completely different context to someone like Mason Mount. I think people understand why Mount left, even if his transfer to Man United was a mistake. His performances haven't been great. Mount was a Chelsea boy, but they couldn't find a solution. It was a mistake."

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Cole Palmer, a £40m arrival from Manchester City, has thrived in what might have been Mount's attacking midfield position in Mauricio Pochettino's 4-2-3-1 this season, with three goals and two assists despite Chelsea floundering in 10th.

Chalobah remains a target for Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich, with Roma and Newcastle among the other clubs credited with an interest in recent months.