Manchester United will not meet Chelsea’s asking price for midfielder Mason Mount.
That’s according to journalist and CaughtOffside columnist Ben Jacobs, who claims the Red Devils will not pay their English rivals £70m for Mount but are likely to still offer a decent sum.
Manchester United will insist on Mason Mount for under £60m, and closer to £50m if they can get it. They hope #CFC will budge on price. #MUFC confident because they know Mount is keen to join. He is a top priority but the club won’t meet Chelsea’s £70m valuation. pic.twitter.com/zpAeZ0ROb2
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) June 14, 2023
After refusing to sign a contract extension, Mount, 24, is edging closer to departing Stamford Bridge despite being with the club his entire career having joined their youth academy when he was just a young boy.
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Consequently, facing the prospect of losing ‘one of their own’, US billionaire owner Todd Boehly will be bracing himself for fan backlash.
However, with Mount, one of the club’s most valuable players, clearly adamant he does not want to extend his stay in London, Boehly and his hierarchy have little choice but to welcome offers.
And Erik Ten Hag’s Red Devils are believed to be confident they can lure the energetic England international to Old Trafford in time for next season. The 20-time league winners will not pay over the odds though with the club likely to try and shave up to £20m off their rivals’ asking price.