Journalist Dean Jones is expecting Mason Mount to be handed a new Chelsea deal, with Graham Potter a “big admirer” of the 23-year-old.
The Evening Standard have reported that the Blues are hoping to tie down the player to fresh terms after recently securing the future of another academy product in Reece James on a £250k-per-week deal.
Mount is under contract until 2024 but the source suggests that ‘provisional discussions’ have already taken place with the 23-year-old ahead of a revised agreement.
Transfer insider Dean Jones has told GIVEMESPORT what he has heard surrounding Potter’s early impression of the midfielder, and he has backed the 2020/21 Chelsea Player of the Year to be rewarded by the club.
He said of the England international: “Graham Potter, I’m told, is a big admirer of his. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Mason Mount was set to get a new contract.”
Worthy of a new deal
Mount has undergone a slow start to the campaign, with no goal contributions in his first six league appearances, but last season he scored 13 times, with 11 of those goals coming in the top flight.
He also ranked first among his team-mates for assists as he recorded 16 in all competitions, which may suggest that it’s only a matter of time before he gets off the mark for the current campaign.
CIES Football Observatory values the player who Joe Cole described as having ‘that little bit of magic’ at a staggering €90m (£77.9m), and he could be about to further enhance his reputation among Chelsea supporters if, as Jones expects, he signs a long-term deal at Stamford Bridge.
