{"id":622608,"date":"2023-03-12T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T16:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622608"},"modified":"2023-03-12T17:23:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T21:23:18","slug":"chelsea-contract-talks-with-mason-mount-graham-potter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/12\/chelsea-contract-talks-with-mason-mount-graham-potter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They&#8217;re Complicated\u2019: Graham Potter Gives Verdict on \u2018Outstanding\u2019 \u00a380,000-A-Week Star\u2019s Future Amid Contract Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea manager Graham Potter is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1634218078841057280?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">refusing to get too much involved<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the club&#8217;s discussions with Mason Mount over a new contract. The Englishman&#8217;s current deal at the club runs out in 2024, and he is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11470769\/AHEAD-GAME-Mason-Mount-rejects-200-000-week-contract-Chelsea.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to have rejected their offers thus far.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea to Continue Contract Talks With Mason Mount<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Potter on Mount deal talks: \u201cSometimes these things happen. It&#39;s best that I let both parties get on with it\u201d \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <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>\u201cIt\u2019s an important contract for Mason ao these things have to be right for him and his family and it\u2019s important he makes his decision on that basis\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4T5R5rHmUC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4T5R5rHmUC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1634218078841057280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Potter Refuses to Be Drawn Into Mount Contract Negotiations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mount has been an important player for the London side over the last few years and was influential in their Champions League win under Thomas Tuchel in 2021. However, he is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11771275\/Chelsea-contract-talks-Mason-Mount-HOLD-focus-field-problems.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">rumoured<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to be among the club&#8217;s lowest earners with a weekly salary of \u00a380,000 and clearly wants a major pay rise from his new deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/10\/chelsea-interested-signing-bruno-guimaraes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Planning Ambitious Summer Move for Newcastle United Star Bruno Guimaraes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When asked about what he knows about the midfielder&#8217;s current stance on a new contract at Chelsea, Potter said: &#8220;Sometimes these things happen. They&#8217;re complicated. It&#8217;s best that I let both parties get on with it. It\u2019s an important contract for Mason so these things have to be right for him and his family and it\u2019s important he makes his decision on that basis.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This clearly indicates that Potter is not directly involved in the contract negotiations himself and is allowing co-owner Todd Boehly to do so. Chelsea are\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1630549369555435521\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0close to agreeing a new long-term deal for N&#8217;Golo Kante but haven&#8217;t found talks to be as straightforward with Mount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1469767554\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Embed from Getty Images<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mount\u2019s Future at Chelsea Under Questions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Soon after Chelsea had\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/06\/reece-james-signs-new-chelsea-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">agreed a new long-term deal for Reece James<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in September of last year, it was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1581677323811635200\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that they were going to prioritise a new deal for another one of their star youth team graduates. However, it doesn&#8217;t appear that things have gone that smoothly with Mount, and the two parties haven&#8217;t been able to come to an agreement on a new contract.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/02\/chelsea-interested-signing-josko-gvardiol\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Renew Transfer Interest in RB Leipzig Defender Josko Gvardiol<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Something which hasn&#8217;t really made things better for the 24-year-old is also him having a really inconsistent campaign so far. In 32 appearances for Chelsea this season, he has only scored three goals and provided six assists &#8211; with his last goal contribution being at the end of December. Mount, who was hailed as an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-10123421\/Joe-Cole-lauds-versatile-Mason-Mount-one-outstanding-players-country.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outstanding<\/a>&#8221; player in 2021 by Joe Cole, has made 192 appearances so far for the Blues &#8211; in which he&#8217;s scored 33 goals and provided 37 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea manager Graham Potter is\u00a0refusing to get too much involved\u00a0in the club&#8217;s discussions with Mason Mount over a new contract. The Englishman&#8217;s current deal at the club runs out in 2024, and he is\u00a0reported\u00a0to have rejected their offers thus far. 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