Thomas Tuchel, a well-known foe, may kill the signing dreams of Mason Mount for both Manchester United and Liverpool.
After being named the new manager of German powerhouse Bayern Munich, the former Chelsea manager lost no time in putting together his transfer strategy. Only a few days into his new position, Tuchel is already eager to reunite with Mount, whose future at Chelsea is in doubt after turning down a £200,000 per week contract offer. Nagelsmann was replaced by Tuchel after his brutal dismissal.
There are no indications that the English midfielder, 24, and the Blues under manager Graham Potter are about to agree to a new contract, despite the fact that his current Stamford Bridge contract is approaching its last year and he has apparently hired a new agency. Liverpool and United have been made aware of Mount’s predicament at his old club, but Bayern is now gearing up to enter the competition for his services.
When the summer transfer market opens, Tuchel is hoping to rejoin the England international in Munich, according to The Times. While Chelsea is anticipated to want at least £50 million to sell its youth product, Bayern officials are plotting to profit from his dilemma and provide their new manager with a useful asset in time for the upcoming season.
Throughout their 18 months of working together, Tuchel, like the great majority of Mount’s prior coaches, seldom left the gifted midfielder out of his starting lineup, making him, particularly a mainstay as Chelsea won the Champions League in 2021. The 24-year-old Mount was a crucial part of the German coach’s system up to his abrupt firing in September of last year, but Potter seems to have far less confidence in him.
Since the World Cup, when even Gareth Southgate opted to remove Mount from the starting lineup for England’s final three games, Mount has only participated in two games for the full 90 minutes. For arguably the first time in his senior career, Mount is currently sidelined due to a hamstring issue that prompted him to withdraw from the most recent Three Lions roster.
Potter is still holding out hope that Mount, a former loanee for Derby County and Vitesse Arnhem, will eventually sign new contracts with Chelsea, but the Chelsea manager acknowledges that Mount is “suffering.” Potter said earlier this month that Mason had been a pleasure to work with. He has excelled.
“Since we want to do better and produce better outcomes, he is suffering just like the rest of us. About the agreement, he has with the club. As the head coach, it is my responsibility to work with the players to help them develop. We’re not doing it as well as we would like right now, so I’m concentrating on that.”
In the upcoming weeks, Mount is anticipated to make his injury comeback.