Frank Lampard offered his views on the situation around Mason Mount at Chelsea
Speaking to the media after becoming the interim Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard gave an honest response when asked about the situation of Mason Mount at the club regarding the player’s future.
Mount’s contract at Stamford Bridge expires in the summer of 2024 (Transfermarkt). He is yet to sign a new deal and recent reports have suggested that the valuation is far apart.
As a result of this, Chelsea have decided to sell the 24-year-old this summer itself if he does not sign the new contract. Liverpool are the front-runner to sign him, while Manchester United and Bayern Munich are in the race as well.
We all know Lampard has a long-lasting relationship with Mount. The pair worked together at Derby County before doing the same at Chelsea. Here’s what the boss said about the player’s current situation (h/t Football.London):
“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, Mason has always been a fantastic player for me from my days at Derby, the impact he had there to when I came back to Chelsea.
“It’s with absolute pleasure that I’ve watched him amongst others that I coached in that period, Reece James, Tammy Abraham and Tomori to have gone on to be huge players here or elsewhere. That’s great but with Mason I know he’s had a few slight injury problems, so I understand, it will be important to speak to him. I know what I get from Mason, so I just want to see him perform on the pitch. “
It would be an interesting dilemma for Lampard to solve. His role is set to expire at the end of this season before a permanent manager is appointed.
Does he play Mount now and just focus on the games of this season, or does he convince the player to play now and then sign an extension?
The other question is what happens with Lampard if he does well and wins us the Champions League, just like Roberto de Matteo in 2012? The latter got the job on the back of that before getting sacked the following season.
These are important questions that are up in the air for the next few weeks. We would probably have a better idea about the answers once the season ends.
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Whatever it is, we can only hope that the arrival of Lampard gives the energy and boost back to the fans and the players to end this horror season on a positive note.