Erik ten Hag makes major Mason Mount contract claim as Man Utd boss hints at Chelsea snub

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has stated that Chelsea proposed numerous contract offers to Mason Mount, yet he had already determined to «make the step» to sign for Manchester United.

Mount struck his first goal for United in the weekend's game with Brentford following a season beset by injuries and is now enthusiastically preparing to mark his first Premier League start in nearly half a year, conicidentally at Stamford Bridge. However, the manager's statement seems to hint that Mount might just hang tight on the bench in the upcoming match against his former team.

It was during the summer transfer window that United signed Mount in a £60million deal, beating rivals Liverpool in the race after it was revealed that Mount had turned down an extension offer from Chelsea. Contract negotiations in west London were not easy, to say the least, hence the move to United in the end. football.london understands Mount wanted to stay, but when contracts offers were taken away, he came to the conclusion he «wasn’t in Chelsea’s plans moving forward».

The final offer on the table from Chelsea was a one-year contract extension, with a salary increase. This was not enough for Mount. But now, his new boss ten Hag has admitted there was more than just that one offer put to Mount to stay in west London.

Ahead of the game with Chelsea, ten Hag said: «I don't think they wanted to sell him. They wanted to keep him and offered him a new contract many times. But he wanted to make this step.

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