The story of Mason Mount and his contract situation at Chelsea is far more complex than some people might think.
With Mount now on his way to Manchester United, after the Red Devils and Chelsea agreed on a £60 million deal, months and months of contract negotiations have proven to solve nothing. It is easy from the outside to think if the contract situation isn't resolved quickly and things are dragging on, then it might be because the player is asking for too much money. However, in this case, there is much more to it.
A source told football.london that just before the FIFA World Cup that took place last year, Mount was optimistic an agreement could be reached. In fact, there was an understanding to see eye-to-eye on an agreement with Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, where imaging rights - which have proved to be a big obstacle in negotiations - were agreed on.
