Chelsea are reportedly making renewed efforts to tie Mason Mount down to a longer-term deal amid interest from Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Mount, 24, has grown into an important first-team player after coming through the Blues' academy. However, with just 18 months remaining on his current deal, Jurgen Klopp's side are said to be ready to take advantage of any potential uncertainty after monitoring the situation for some time.
Liverpool are expected to push ahead with a rebuild in midfield as they prepare to lose Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita when the pair's contracts expire at the end of the current campaign. Mount's England team-mate Jude Bellingham is another target, but the Reds' interest in the Chelsea man appears to have forced the London side into action.
