Redknapp sends sobering message to Pochettino forward of Chelsea announcement

Liverpool icon Jamie Redknapp has warned incoming Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino that he’s unlikely to have the ability to rely on Mason Mount for subsequent season, because the England midfielder reportedly favours a transfer to Manchester United this summer time. With Todd Boehly heading in direction of a hearth sale to trim a bloated squad, Mount could possibly be one of many headline exits

Mount’s contract at Stamford Bridge expires on the finish of subsequent season and the Blues have been unable to barter a brand new deal, additional prompting rumours that he might depart the membership having didn’t make as a lot of an impression this marketing campaign.

Reports this week claimed that regardless of sturdy curiosity from the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal in Mount, who was seeking to grow to be one in all Chelsea’s highest earners and match the wage of a number of of the high-profile latest additions, United are the crew he’s leaning in direction of.

Redknapp has warned Pochettino that if Chelsea and Mount have been capable of come to phrases on a brand new long-term deal, it might have already been introduced. “I think if it was going to get done, it would’ve been done already,” he told Sky Sports. 

“They bring all these players in but you think Mount is that link to the academy as well, 14-15-year-olds in Chelsea’s academy will want to be the next Mount, they look up to him. He’s a top young player. He’s got tremendous energy. He can score goals and make goals. I’m not surprised.”

Mount to United is way from a performed deal nevertheless, as Pochettino is claimed to be an enormous fan of the 24-year-old, with the Red Devils prioritising a marquee striker equivalent to Harry Kane first. A charge may even must be agreed upon with Chelsea, who’ve beforehand slapped a price ticket upwards of £50m for his or her academy product.