Liverpool are "serious" about signing Mason Mount – and now they're ahead of big rivals in the race for his signature
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Liverpool are at the front of the queue to sign Mason Mount, with big rivals also interested in the Chelsea star.
Mount is yet to agree an extension to his current contract, which he signed in 2019. His time at Stamford Bridge is scheduled to end in 2024, with Blues bosses offering a long-term deal similar to the ones that the likes of Benoit Badiashile and Mykhaylo Mudryk have signed since joining this season.
But should Chelsea fail to tie Mount down, there isn't a shortage of suitors interested in the midfielder. The west Londoners are open to a sale, given that Mount has fallen out of favour this season under Graham Potter.
Chelsea manager Graham Potter has favoured alternatives to Mount this season (Image credit: Getty Images)
Renowned German journalist Raphael Honigstein, writing for The Athletic, claims that Liverpool are "serious" about adding the England international to their squad – and not just as a Plan B to Jude Bellingham.
"The current league leaders, Arsenal, may well seek to strengthen their options at No.8 in the summer and will be well aware of Mount’s pedigree – even if, at present, that is as far as their ‘interest’ has extended to date.
"Among rival Premier League clubs, it is Liverpool who appear in the strongest position when it comes to pursuing Mount’s signature.
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"Liverpool will attempt a midfield revamp in the next window. Of their current midfielders, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are all on course to be out of contract this summer and Arthur Melo will return to Juventus at the end of a season-long loan, while Jordan Henderson and Thiago will be 33 and 32 respectively by the start of the next campaign.
"With that in mind, the interest in Mount from Anfield is serious."
Jurgen Klopp has plenty of work ahead of him, reshaping his midfield (Image credit: Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Plenty of teams bidding for Mount could well drive the price up, though. Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly is said to value the 24-year-old to be worth at least £70 million.
Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.
