- Planet Sport writer
- 29 August 2024
Man Utd's Mason Mount reveals new injury blow
Manchester United's Mason Mount will miss several games after being withdrawn due to injury during last week's Premier League loss to Brighton.
Mason Mount plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Mount came through the academy at Chelsea, making him one of very few to do so and then have a successful and sustained run in the Blues' first team.
This did not come without its struggles, as Mount had to be patient throughout loan spells at Vitesse Arnhem in 2017/18 and Derby County in 2018/19. He was successful at both teams and therefore earned his breakthrough at Chelsea.
Mount made his senior England national team debut in September 2019 and is a regular for Gareth Southgate's side.
After making 195 appearances, scoring 33 goals and winning the Champions League with Chelsea, Mount joined Manchester United in the summer of 2023 for an initial fee of £55million.
Mason Mount and Chelsea
Mount joined Chelsea at the age of six in 2005. He was a rising star from a young age and made his debut for the U-18s while he was still at U-15 level in the 2013/14 season.
Mount was Chelsea's Academy Player of the Year in the 2016/17 season.
In July 2017, he signed a new four-year contract with the club, but moved to Vitesse on loan upon signing.
Mount made 39 appearances for Vitesse in the 2017/18 season and scored 14 times before returning to Chelsea. He spent the next season on loan at Derby County.
In the 2018/19 season, Mount was managed by one of his idols, Chelsea's record goalscorer, Frank Lampard.
He impressed in a side which reached the Championship play-off final, which they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.
Chelsea were given a transfer ban due to a breach of rules regarding transfers of U-18 players. The start of this coincided with Frank Lampard replacing Maurizio Sarri as head coach, moving from Derby County.
Lampard retained Mount in his team rather than sending him on loan again. He was given regular game time for Chelsea throughout the course of the 2019/20 campaign.
Mount made 53 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals, as Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Champions League despite their squad being affected by the transfer ban and the departure of star player Eden Hazard.
Congratulations, @MasonMount_10!
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 18, 2021
A worthy winner of the 2020/21 Men’s Player of the Year! 👏 pic.twitter.com/YtDTGhEglF
In 2020/21, Chelsea struggled to get going and Lampard ultimately paid with his job midway through the campaign.
Mount remained a key player under Thomas Tuchel and was named Chelsea Player of the Year on May 18, 2021. His goals against Porto and Real Madrid were crucial in helping Chelsea get to the final of the UEFA Champions League, which they won after beating Manchester City 1-0.
The 2020/21 season also saw Mount captain the side for the first time in an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United.
Mount had another good campaign for Chelsea in the 2021/22 season, winning the Chelsea player of the year award for a second consecutive season.
He placed 19th in the rankings for the Ballon d'Or, and scored his first senior hat-trick in the 7-0 victory over Norwich. He also became the youngest Chelsea to score in four consecutive Premier League games and to reach 20 Premier League goals.
However, he did miss his penalty in the shootout against Liverpool in the 2022 FA Cup final.
Chelsea and Mount had a miserable 2022/23 season, with the club finishing in 12th-place in the Premier League well outside the places for European qualification. Mount only scored three goals across all competitions and struggled with a pelvis injury in the latter part of the campaign.
In the summer of 2023, Mount joined Manchester United for an initial £55million, with an additional £5m dependent on appearances and success.
Mount agreed a five-year contract, with an option for a further year at Old Trafford.
Across all competitions, Mount scoring 33 goals and providing 37 assists in 195 appearances.
He won the Champions with the Blues in 2021, as well as the Super Cup and the FIFA World Club Cup in the same year. Mount was also Chelsea's player of the year in the 2020/21 and 21/22 seasons.
Mason Mount and England
Mount played for England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. He was part of the England side at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
At the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Mount provided the assist for Lukas Nmecha to score the winning goal against Portugal in the final of the tournament. Mount was subsequently named Golden Player of the Tournament.
On May 27, 2019, Mount was called up to England's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Mount was invited by Gareth Southgate to train with the senior national team for a week following his impressive spell at Vitesse and ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which ultimately saw England make the semi-finals.
He received a senior national team call-up for UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain late in the year 2018. England were ultimately eliminated in the semi-finals of that tournament too.
Mount made his senior international debut for The Three Lions when he came on as a 67th minute substitute in England's 4-0 home victory over Bulgaria on October 7, 2019 in qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.
He scored his first goal for England in a 4-0 away win over Kosovo in the same qualification campaign on November 17.
Southgate and Lampard were widely mocked at one point for their alleged favouritism of Mount, but as his steady performances continued and Thomas Tuchel picked him too, the pair of young English managers were vindicated.
Mount continues to enjoy regular game time in an England shirt despite stiff competition for a place from the likes of Aston Villa's Jack Grealish and Manchester City's Phil Foden.
Mount was selected as part of Southgate's Euro 2020 squad and featured in the 1-0 win over Croatia in the group stages. He also played in the goalless draw against Scotland, the 4-0 quarter-final win against Ukraine and the semi-final success over Denmark.
He started the final against Italy too, but did not take part in the penalty shootout that saw Italy win it after being substituted earlier.
Mount was part of the England squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but after starting the first two group games was dropped to the bench.
Personal life
Mount was born in Portsmouth and his father, Tony, was a player and manager at non-League level for clubs such as Havant Town.
Frank Lampard, Luka Modric and Andres Iniesta were among Mount's role models as a young boy. He grew up a Portsmouth fan.
"I was training with Portsmouth and Southampton a little bit more because it was close to home. Then I would travel up to Chelsea to train with them," Mount told Goal.
Mount is close friends with West Ham United's Declan Rice, who was in the Chelsea academy with him.
Mount was the victim of a campaign of harassment by
TikToker Orla Melissa Sloan, also known as Devil Baby, between 2021 and 2023.
Mason Mount net worth
Mount is reportedly on £250,000-a-week, plus bonuses that could earn him up to £300,000-a-week at Manchester United.
