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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 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 £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 – with his last one coming against Luton in November before he was injured in training.
And according to the Manchester Evening News, the real reason for the transfer has been questioned by a current team-mate.
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***e’ among…