The details of Mason Mount's first crucial contract meeting have been revealed with co-owner Todd Boehly sending the Chelsea star a clear message. The 24-year-old has been locked in negotiations over a new deal since just before the 2022 World Cup, although talks have been delayed on numerous occasions with Chelsea's priorities elsewhere.
Mount looked set to face a decisive six weeks in a Chelsea shirt following his return from injury against Real Madrid on April 12. However, the abdominal issue that has caused the England international to miss a significant amount of the last few months was continuing to bother him, with interim manager Frank Lampard revealing he was set to have a minor operation to fix the problem.
"Mason has been carrying this pelvic injury for quite a while, it pre-dates myself," Lampard revealed on Tuesday. "We've been trying and the medical staff have been trying but we've got to the stage now where he'll have a minor surgery. Probably a four-week recovery and we know where that gets us to."
