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- He joined United last summer in a £60m move from Chelsea after 18 years there
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Mason Mount’s move to Manchester United hasn’t gone to plan for either party so far, and according to a report the deal was not for ‘football reasons’.
Mount swapped Chelsea for United in a £60million transfer last summer after the two parties failed to reach an agreement to extend his stay during protracted talks.
The England international was highly-sought after with Arsenal and Liverpool among his suitors before he opted to join for United on a five-year £250,000-a-week contract with the option of another year.
The 25-year-old was Erik ten Hag’s first signing of last summer but has played a bit-part role after several injury setbacks have restricted him to just 12 appearances in all competitions, his last coming against Luton in November before he was injured in training.
And according to the Manchester Evening News, a current team-mate has caused doubt on the motive behind the move.
Mason Mount’s Man United £60million move was not for ‘football reasons’, claims a report
According to the outlet, ‘a source close to one of the United players’ has questioned that deal
Mount was Erik ten Hag’s first signing of last summer but the move hasn’t gone to plan so far
They report that a ‘source close to one of the United players claims that the deal was not for football reasons’.
Upon moving north, Mount admitted that ‘it is never easy leaving the club where you grew up’ after the boyhood Portsmouth fan came through the ranks at Chelsea from the age of six and spending 18 years in total there.
And the MEN elaborate on this further by stating that ‘United staff said Mount was sensitive about his Chelsea exit’, noting that he hasn’t done any media outside of the club’s official channels since joining the Red Devils.
United’s No 7 missed their 2-1 win over his former club in December at Old Trafford due to injury, with a section of the travelling Blues supporters referring to him as a ‘t**t’ and a ‘money-grabbing w***er’ among their chants.
Chelsea legend John Terry has gone on record urging fans to be more sympathetic to Mount’s move, stating last September: ‘There’s another side to the story. Let’s not be too harsh on him when he comes back.’
Mount returned to training on Tuesday after four months out with a calf injury and is on course to be fit for United’s trip to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on April 4.
Asked about Mount’s fitness before Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton, Ten Hag said: ‘Mason Mount I think he is in a good spell now and he will return shortly, I think after the international break.’
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 restricted to just 12 United outings due to injury woes
He has returned to United training and will be hoping to play a key role towards the season end
It was understood that Ten Hag was heavily involved in the process of signing Mount and gave him a clear vision of how he was going to fit into the team this season.
The Dutchman and Mount will be hoping that vision can finally be realised into the business end of the campaign.
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