At one point, he was considered the future leader of Chelsea, at another, he found himself on the sidelines of the team and the question is how long he will stay in it. Mason Mount cannot agree on an extension of cooperation with the London club, which is why the British media write that the English midfielder could leave Stamford Bridge in the summer.Some British tabloids wrote recently that Mount demanded 300,000 pounds per week from the club’s management to extend the contract, however the respected Athletic claims that the inscriptions are not correct. However, the aforementioned source claims that the 24-year-old midfielder has turned down a salary similar to that of Reece James (£250,000) per week under his new contract, which is about three times Mount’s current salary.There’s still big gap in the negotiations between Chelsea and Mason Mount, as new deal is again far from being agreed 🚨🔵 #CFCNo final decision yet but chances of MM leaving Chelsea are increasing — Mount will be on the market if new deal is not agreed before the summer. pic.twitter.com/FQySU5gxh9— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 13, 2023 However, as Athletic further states, the matter is much more complex because the negotiations are further complicated by marketing rights, bonuses and above all the length of the contract. Mount’s priority is reportedly to stay at Stamford Bridge, but he doesn’t want to sign a long-term contract, at least not an eight-year contract, as Mykhailo Mudryk has done since joining from Shakhtar. And his decision should not be considered a lack of loyalty to the club, but it should be taken into account that after the expiration of the contract, Mount would enter his fourth decade of life, and he does not want to be tied to one place for that long, because his status could easily change over time. Therefore, Mount, at least at the moment, will not agree to a contract longer than five years.The problem is that Mount’s current performances don’t ‘allow’ him to demand too much. Since the start of the season, he has scored three goals and set up another six goals in 32 games in all competitions. The aforementioned James found himself in a similar situation at one point, but he decided to sit down at the table with the management again and, with changed conditions, signed a contract in September last year that made him the highest-paid defender in the club’s history. It is up to Mount, if he intends to stay, to do the same at the end of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_7099586##Until then, the negotiations have been stopped, and if they do not bear fruit during the summer, Chelsea will sell him in order not to let his contract expire and leave without compensation in a year. Whether there will be an offer and whether it will be satisfactory remains to be seen, but there are those who are interested. Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City are already monitoring the situation, the Daily Mail adds that Newcastle is also on the list of candidates, while Juventus is one of the clubs outside England that would try to take advantage of the current situation and bring him to Italy for a relatively low sum.
