Chelsea could see two major permanent departures take place this summer amid ongoing contract talks with Mason Mount and N'Golo Kante. Despite both playing prominent roles in west London over the last few seasons both could leave the club at the end of the campaign through a variety of contract-related reasons.
For Mount, his current deal expires in 2024 and while early negotiations initially began at the start of the season, minimal progress has been made. Regarding the 24-year-old there are a number of factors at play. Firstly, new co-owner Todd Boehly is less keen to offer lucrative contracts and is also adamant that a repeat of last summer, where Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen left on free transfers, will not happen again which means Mount either signs an extension or is sold.
After initially registering a light interest upon hearing about his contract dispute, Liverpool have now made Mount their priority this summer, football.london understands. The Cobham academy graduate made his Chelsea return against Real Madrid on Wednesday evening after dealing with an abdominal injury since the end of February.
