{"id":618649,"date":"2022-10-17T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618649"},"modified":"2022-10-17T16:49:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T20:49:25","slug":"star-players-contract-priority-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/17\/star-players-contract-priority-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending Star Player\u2019s Contract a &#8216;Priority&#8217; for Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/16\/graham-potter-first-five-games-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1581677323811635200\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">working on<\/a> a potential new contract for star player Mason Mount.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer guru states that key figures at Chelsea all agree that extending Mount\u2019s contract is a priority, describing it as a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Recently appointed Chelsea boss Graham Potter is also quoted by Romano as saying: \u201cWe believe in Mason Mount a lot. We love him as a player, he\u2019s a great guy. You can see the influence he has on the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Mason Mount Contract a &#8216;Top Priority&#8217; for Chelsea<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Potter: \u201cWe believe in Mason Mount a lot. We love him as a player, he\u2019s a great guy. You can see the influence he has on the team\u201d. \ud83d\udd35\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea owners, board and manager all on same page: extending Mason Mount\u2019s contract is a priority. Work in progress. \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O24y5wGBBf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/O24y5wGBBf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1581677323811635200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Mount&#8217;s Current Contract<\/h3>\n<p>The 23-year-old is currently under contract with the West London club until the summer of 2024, with his last contract extension occurring three years ago in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>The Face of Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p>Mason Mount has been a fan favourite ever since Frank Lampard gave him his opportunity in the first team at Chelsea. After working together during Lampard&#8217;s spell at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/28\/liam-rosenior-dismissal-derby-county\/\" target=\"_self\">Derby County<\/a>, the ex-Chelsea player decided that Mount was ready to make an impact in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>That decision has proven to be one of the best Chelsea have made in recent times. Much like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/25\/saka-embodiment-arsenal-arteta-improvement\/\" target=\"_self\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> at Arsenal and Phil Foden at Manchester City, Mount provided his club&#8217;s fans with a talented young English footballer who captured the very essence of it what it meant to play for the club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/22\/mason-mount-phil-foden\/\" target=\"_self\">Mason Mount v Phil Foden: Player Comparison<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old midfielder has shone ever since that moment, providing both creativity and goals from midfield, as well as showing impressive versatility when deployed on the right-wing too. However, his maturity, which is far beyond his years, is just as impressive and is a massive reason why Chelsea fans adore him.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, whilst Cesar Azpilicueta remains the club captain, Mount&#8217;s leadership skills saw Thomas Tuchel name the Englishman as his captain on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before their FA Cup quarter-final clash with Sheffield United in March of last year, a game in which Mount was captaining the side for the second time, Tuchel said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/chelsea-fc\/news\/mason-mount-chelsea-thomas-tuchel-20224526\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as quoted by Football.London<\/a>: &#8220;He deserves it, leadership isn\u2019t a question of age and he has everything you need to lead the team out here in this game. I\u2019m happy for him and I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The German coach was proven right as the midfielder went on to help guide his side to a 2-0 victory in that game<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/16\/chelsea-jorginho-barcelona-free-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Maybe I Spoke About Him\u2019: Agent of Chelsea Star Once Called \u2018Best Midfielder in the World\u2019 Hints at Barcelona Talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount is an excellent football player, with an evidently bright future at Chelsea, and everyone involved with the club will be hoping to see him sign a contract extension sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea are currently working on a potential new contract for star player Mason Mount. The transfer guru states that key figures at Chelsea all agree that extending Mount\u2019s contract is a priority, describing it as a work in progress. 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