Home Sports Mason Mount’s £60m Manchester United move ‘questioned by a team-mate for NOT being for football reasons’, claims a report – with midfielder ‘sensitive about his Chelsea departure’ after 18 years at the club

Mason Mount’s £60m Manchester United move ‘questioned by a team-mate for NOT being for football reasons’, claims a report – with midfielder ‘sensitive about his Chelsea departure’ after 18 years at the club

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Mason Mount’s move to Manchester United has not gone as planned by either party so far and, according to one report, the deal was not due to “football reasons”.

Mount swapped Chelsea for United in a £60million transfer last summer after protracted talks to extend his stay in west London failed to materialise.

The England international was highly sought after with Arsenal and Liverpool among his suitors before opting for United on a five-year deal worth £250,000 a week with the option of a further year.

The 25-year-old was Erik ten Hag’s first signing last summer but has played a supporting role after injuries limited him to just 12 appearances in all competitions, the last of which came against Luton in November. , before being injured in training.

And according to him Manchester Evening NewsThe real reason for the transfer has been questioned by a current teammate.

Mason Mounts 60m Manchester United move questioned by a team mate

Mason Mount’s £60m move to Man United was not for ‘football reasons’, report claims

According to the outlet, 'a source close to one of the United players' has questioned that agreement

According to the outlet, 'a source close to one of the United players' has questioned that agreement

According to the outlet, ‘a source close to one of the United players’ has questioned that agreement

Mount was Erik ten Hag's first signing last summer, but so far the move has not gone to plan.

Mount was Erik ten Hag's first signing last summer, but so far the move has not gone to plan.

Mount was Erik ten Hag’s first signing last summer, but so far the move has not gone to plan.

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They report that “a source close to one of the United players claims that the agreement was not for football reasons.”

Upon moving north, Mount admitted it is “never easy to leave the club where you grew up”, after the boyhood Portsmouth fan joined Chelsea from the age of six and spent 18 years there in total.

And the MEN elaborate on this by stating that “United staff said Mount was sensitive about his departure from Chelsea”, noting that he has not done any media outside of the club’s official channels since joining the Red Devils.

United’s number 7 missed the 2-1 win over his former club in December at Old Trafford due to injury, and was referred to as a ‘t**t’ by a section of traveling Blues fans. and a money-grabbing ‘w**. * e ‘among the songs of him.

Chelsea legend John Terry went on record urging fans to be more understanding of Mount’s decision, saying last September: “There is another side to the story.” Let’s not be too hard on him when he returns.

Mount returned to training on Tuesday after four months out with a calf injury and is on track to be fit for United’s trip to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on April 4.

Asked about Mount’s fitness ahead of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton, Ten Hag said: “Mason Mount, I think he’s on a good run now and he’ll be back shortly, I think after the break. international”.

The 25-year-old spent 18 years at Chelsea and helped them win the 2021 Champions League.

The 25-year-old spent 18 years at Chelsea and helped them win the 2021 Champions League.

The 25-year-old spent 18 years at Chelsea and helped them win the 2021 Champions League.

But so far this season, Mount has been limited to just 12 appearances for United due to injury problems.

But so far this season, Mount has been limited to just 12 appearances for United due to injury problems.

But so far this season, Mount has been limited to just 12 appearances for United due to injury problems.

He has returned to United training and hopes to play a key role towards the end of the season.

He has returned to United training and hopes to play a key role towards the end of the season.

He has returned to United training and hopes to play a key role towards the end of the season.

Ten Hag was understood to have been heavily involved in the process of signing Mount and gave him a clear view of how he would fit into the team this season.

The Dutchman and Mount hope their vision can finally come to fruition in the business end of the campaign.


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