Liverpool have been told how much it could cost to sign Mason Mount with Chelsea yet to find a breakthrough in negotiations over a new contract. The 24-year-old has been subject to growing criticism from sections of the Blues fanbase amid a run of poor form.
Mount, who has entered the final 18 months of his deal at Stamford Bridge, has featured 21 times for the west Londoners in the Premier League this season, directly contributing towards five goals. The England international's unconvincing displays have raised question marks over his future at Chelsea, with Jurgen Klopp's side said to be monitoring the situation.
According to The Telegraph, Mount and the Blues have been working to extend his future at the club since November. But, there has been 'no breakthrough' and some officials at the club are reportedly 'resigned' to the midfielder not wanting to pen a new deal.
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The Guardian have reported that Liverpool are putting plans in place to sign Mount if he opts against staying in west London. It's said that the Reds are in the market for a new midfielder as they look to rejuvenate Klopp's fortunes.
If Chelsea and the Cobham graduate can not reach an agreement over a new contract then he will leave for free in the summer of 2024. Therefore, Mount would be available to Liverpool for a cut-price fee once the next January transfer window opens.
So, if Todd Boehly wants to secure the largest windfall, the Blues would hypothetically need to offload the midfielder at the end of the season. CIES Football Observatory currently value Mount at £70.8million in the current market.
Speaking to Sky Sports in 2019, Klopp claimed that the Englishman was 'for sure a £60m player, if not more'. The Liverpool boss said: "Tammy Abraham is now a £60m player, Mason Mount is for sure a £60m player, if not more, Callum Hudson-Odoi was that already.
"Jorginho is not that young, but he is not that long in the league, and then [N'Golo] Kante, who looks like he could play for the next 20 years. They have Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley, and then all the experienced guys around them, Pedro, Willian, Olivier Giroud and on the bench Michy Batshuayi.
"If there was one club in the world who a transfer ban didn't hit that bad, it was probably Chelsea."
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