In summary
•The Red Devils have come to an agreement with The Blues to sign Mason Mount for £60 million ($76m).
•Mason Mount’s early life in England
• Mason Mount’s international career
• Mason Mount’s personal life
United and Chelsea have agreed on a deal for Mason. United had initially offered to pay £55m ($69m) which was termed not enough . This was earlier this week , they have now agreed to pay £55m and an addition of £5m ($6m) in.
But I’m this agreement United will only end up paying the full extra £5m only if Mount manages to win the Premier League title or Champions League a couple of times.
United and Chelsea spent the whole summer window on negotiations throughout the summer window .United tabled more than three bids for the English sportsman. But the negotiations are now consign to an end.
Mason Mount Early life
Mason Tony Mount was born on 10 January 1999, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to parents Debbie and Tony Mount.His father, Tony, was a former non-league footballer who later coached local clubs, including Havant Town.
As a child, Mount played locally for Boarhunt Rovers and United Services Portsmouth.In 2003, at age 4, he spent one day a week training in the academies at Portsmouth and Chelsea.Citing Frank Lampard, Luka Modrić and Andrés Iniesta as his favourite players,Mount eventually joined Chelsea in 2005.
Mason Mount international career
Mount played youth international football for England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.Mount represented the under-17s at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Mount was included in the under-19 team for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.He provided the assist for Lukas Nmecha to score the winning goal against Portugal in the final.
He was subsequently named Golden Player of the tournament.On 27 May 2019, Mount was included in England’s 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Following his impressive season with Vitesse, Mount was invited by manager Gareth Southgate to train with the senior team for a week ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
He was called up to the senior team for the UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain in October 2018.Mount made his debut for the England senior team on 7 September 2019 as a 67th-minute substitute in England’s 4–0 home win over Bulgaria in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
He scored his first goal for England on 17 November in a 4–0 away win against Kosovo in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
Mount was named in the 26-man England squad for Euro 2020. On 22 June 2021, Mount and fellow England player Ben Chilwell were forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with Scotland player Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for COVID-19 after England’s 0–0 draw with Scotland at the tournament.
Mount was included in the England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Mason Mounts’s personal life
Mount has been best friends with fellow England international Declan Rice since childhood.Mount supports Portsmouth, citing former Portsmouth players such as Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Nwankwo Kanu as his footballing heroes whilst growing up.
He attended Purbrook Park School.In 2021, Mount became a patron of the charity Together for Short Lives.
Mount was the victim of a campaign of harassment by TikToker Orla Melissa Sloan between 2021 and 2023, along with former team-mate Billy Gilmour. Sloan was convicted of stalking the pair in June 2023, as well as of harassment against Ben Chilwell.
