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Paul Merson thinks it would be \u201cbad business\u201d if Chelsea let Mason Mount leave the club.<\/p>\n
Mount enters the final year of his Blues contract this summer and is attracting interest from Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is expected to bring in at least two new midfielders in the summer transfer window. Borussia Dortmund\u2019s Jude Bellingham is reportedly the club\u2019s number-one target.<\/p>\n
Mount strikes me as a player who would suit Klopp\u2019s system down to the ground, though the player seems like he would prefer to stay at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
The England midfielder is reportedly asking to be one of Chelsea\u2019s highest earners following two busy transfer windows which saw some huge contracts signed.<\/p>\n
The Blues are reluctant to pay Mount what he wants, however, even if he is a product of their youth academy.<\/p>\n
Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson is evidently a huge fan of the 24-year-old \u2013 who was Chelsea\u2019s \u201cbest player\u201d in 2021-22.<\/p>\n
Merson thinks the Londoners should pay Mount whatever he wants and that a move elsewhere would be \u201cbad business\u201d, especially if he joined Liverpool, who would make the Reds \u201ca title-contending team\u201d if he is brought in alongside Bellingham.<\/p>\n
\u201cMason Mount was by far Chelsea\u2019s best player last season,\u201d Merson wrote for Sky Sports<\/a>. \u201cHe was outstanding.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s different when you come through the ranks at a football club because you cost nothing. When you get bought for a lot of money you\u2019re viewed as more of an asset.<\/p>\n \u201cWhoever gets Mason Mount has got the biggest result ever. The kid can play.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s bad business by Chelsea \u2013 they should give him what he\u2019s asking for.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t offload your best players. There are so many players that need to get shipped out of this Chelsea squad before Mount.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you hear whispers of the teams that want to buy him that tells you everything you need to know.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Liverpool go and get Mount and then Jude Bellingham, who could also go to Liverpool, you\u2019ve got a title-contending team. Why would you want to chance that? Why would you make them stronger?<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of Mount, he\u2019s a top-class player.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not playing at the moment because of his contract situation. With the size of the squad, they aren\u2019t going to select a player who won\u2019t sign a new contract.\u201d<\/p>\n Mount has withdrawn from the England squad<\/strong><\/a> ahead of the Three Lions\u2019 Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old was called up despite being injured and his underwhelming form at club level.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Premier League five-year net spend table sees Liverpool \u00a3400m behind Chelsea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n