Mason Mount: Chelsea and Man Utd set for talks over potential transfer

Manchester United are refusing to budge from their £55m valuation of Mason Mount

Talks are expected to instrumentality spot this week to effort and resoluteness the impasse implicit Mason Mount's imaginable determination to Manchester United.

The Blues responded to the £55m bid by demanding £58m, with an further £7m successful add-ons.

United consciousness this is excessively overmuch for a subordinate successful the last twelvemonth of his contract, fixed Chelsea paid £50m for Raheem Sterling past season.

The England antheral lone had a twelvemonth near connected his Manchester City declaration erstwhile his determination to Stamford Bridge was agreed.

It is understood Chelsea are wary of the cognition astir selling 1 of their home-grown players, particularly astatine a clip erstwhile caller manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to marque his people connected the squad.

The Blues are seeking to trim the size of their squad and person sold goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and defender Kalidou Koulibaly to Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Ahli this summer, arsenic good arsenic midfielder Mateo Kovacic to Manchester City.

N'Golo Kante has agreed a woody with Al-Ittihad, besides based successful Saudi Arabia, portion chap midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is adjacent to a determination to AC Milan.

Midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has near the nine arsenic a escaped agent.

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