Once viewed as indispensable, Mason Mount has seen his contract talks with Chelsea stall over recent weeks. With less than 18 months remaining on his current deal, the English midfielder’s future is looking increasingly likely to be away from west London.
Liverpool have become "increasingly confident" of signing the 24-year-old, talkSPORT reports, with some sources close to Mount suggesting a move to Merseyside is in fact "highly likely". However, Mount may not be the only homegrown Chelsea talent to leave the club during the next transfer window.
Speaking via Football Daily, journalist David Ornstein suggested fellow academy graduates Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Conor Gallagher could join Mount out the door. “If Chelsea sell any of those players [Mount, Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher], which is highly possible now, they would bank complete profit in terms of their accounts. That’s very attractive as a prospect,” Ornstein explained.
