Ten Hag noticed Mount's high quality first-hand as Vitesse did the double over his Ajax facet, and he has seemingly monitored his growth since.

He did not lure Mount to Ajax in the summertime of 2018. Instead, Chelsea despatched him to work with membership legend Frank Lampard at Derby County within the Championship.

But Ten Hag appears prone to get his man this summer season, with the Blues anticipated to permit their Champions League-winning academy graduate to finish a transfer away.

The Dutchman may even see him as a alternative for Fred, who has been positioned in the marketplace at an asking value of £20m.

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