At 24, Mason Mount has already flourished where Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Dennis Bergkamp, Gianluigi Buffon, Ronaldo Nazario and other illustrious figures of the European game had all failed.
FC Porto's Estadio do Dragao was the stage in May of 2021 where Mount's sumptuous through-ball assisted Kai Havertz in scoring the goal that would secure Chelsea a second Champions League triumph in 10 years as Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea recorded a sensational triumph over Manchester City in the showpiece European final.
In doing so, the England international ensured he was successful in spearheading an out-of-sorts Chelsea side, that had significantly lost its way under one-time manager Frank Lampard, to the pinnacle of the European game.
