Liverpool have made Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount their top summer target after Jurgen Klopp decided to end their pursuit of Jude Bellingham, according to reports.
The Reds have been following Bellingham’s progress at Borussia Dormund closely with the Premier League side reportedly making him their top target for this summer.
However, with the increasing cost involved in the transfer and Liverpool probably being unable to offer him Champions League football next season, Klopp and the Reds recruitment team have decided to pursue other targets.
A report in The Times yesterday insisted that Liverpool view a ‘summer rebuild’ as more important than spending a huge sum of money on one player with Bellingham valued in excess of £100m.
The Times added that the ‘merits of spending far in excess of £100million on a single player have been widely debated’ but that using ‘a huge chunk of this summer’s funds to one player is no longer regarded by the club as the best strategy.’
And now they have turned their attention to other targets with Football.London claiming Liverpool ‘have made Mason Mount their priority this summer’.
The Liverpool midfield has taken a lot of the blame for their struggles this season with Klopp’s side currently eighth in the Premier League table, 12 points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United and 29 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Many fans and pundits believe the Reds need at least a couple of new midfielders in the summer with players like Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out of contract.
And now Football.London adds that Liverpool have ‘stepped up their interest in Mount even further and he is now the club’s priority to begin their revamp of their struggling midfield’.
There is little sign that Mount will renew his contract at Chelsea with the England international having just over a year left on his deal.
Liverpool are hoping that they can sign Mount at a “reduced price” this summer with Todd Boehly determined to sell players towards the end of their contracts, rather than lose them for free.
Speaking about Mount’s contract situation in his first press conference as caretaker boss, Lampard said: “I don’t know enough about it to talk about it and I think it would be wrong for me to delve into anything other than the fact that Mason has always been a fantastic player for me. From my days at Derby and the impact he had there to coming back to Chelsea.
“It was an absolute pleasure to…
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