Excl: Several senior Chelsea players wanted Mason Mount to stay, says expert in response to John Terry claim

Several senior Chelsea players wanted Mason Mount to stay at the club this summer amid ongoing speculation about the real reason he left the club to join rivals Manchester United.

According to Ben Jacobs, writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, Mount was not short of fans and supporters inside the Stamford Bridge dressing room, but it remains something of a mystery why his relationship with the Blues board fell apart.

Mount was a key player for a number of years at Chelsea, leading club legend John Terry to call on fans to go easy on him when he plays against them for Man Utd.

Terry rather intriguingly claimed he knows something that’s not been made public about Mount’s exit, and Jacobs has provided some insight into what the former England captain could mean.

Writing in today’s column on the Daily Briefing Substack, Jacobs did his best to provide both Chelsea’s perspective on Mount’s exit, as well as what the player’s side feels went wrong.

Mason Mount left Chelsea for Man Utd this summer

“Former Chelsea captain John Terry has suggested in the last few days that there is an ‘untold’ story to Mason Mount’s Chelsea departure,” Jacobs wrote.

“‘Mase is proper Chels through and through,’ said Terry during his one-man tour. ‘There’s always two sides to a story and I know the other side to it. I’m not going to air that but there’s another side to the story. Let’s not be too harsh on him when he comes back.’

“Chelsea’s position is that Mount wanted to leave and thus made it clear he wouldn’t sign a new long-term deal. But the Mount camp tell a slightly different story. They argue verbal talks last year with Chelsea’s owners were positive and progress had been made. Then in January, they claim goalposts moved. Chelsea’s co-sporting director Paul Winstanley took over negotiations and offered a short-term contract instead.

“Chelsea sources maintain the aim was to get Mount to extend and protect his value, buying time…

Source link : https://www.caughtoffside.com/2023/09/12/man-utd-transfer-news-chelsea-players-wanted-mount-stay/

Author : Mark Brus

Publish date : 2023-09-12 14:41:05

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