That's even worse than the Neymar rumours. By quite a margin too.
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And he’s recruited well so far at United? What will change?
He's had a terrible season but the last two seasons before he was honestly pretty good. I sort of wonder if this is Ten Hag getting cover for Bruno Fernandes because Fernandes is playing way, WAY too much football + we rely on him way, way too much. As long as we sign a number 9 as well, Mount is not such a terrible player to get in.
I just don't understand people. Mount is a good player, possibly very good. Poor season, but looking at Chelsea as a club that's not too worrying.
I'd put him on par with Mac Allister. Busy, productive 8. Got goals in him. Technically good. Young.
I'd put him on par with Mac Allister. Busy, productive 8. Got goals in him. Technically good. Young.
£55m for a cover player is insane.
If there is any truth to this my guess is Ten Hag sees a new position for Mount to retrain in, perhaps an 8 who knows.
Under the right coaching he does have the skillets to be useful in a ball carrying department. Whilst very blunt this year, he is. worker, he gets stuck in and has a nack of finding useful pockets so there is something there.
My gripe is all that money on him is nuts.
I don’t really see Fred and Mount as being like for like
Mount is quality player. He's basically the better version of Lingard. Pretty much the player that we were expecting Donny to become but never actually reach it. Mount has lot of flexibility to allow any managers to change tactic or cover injuries players because he can play as no 8 box to box, no 10 and wide. He also has good end product almost like Muller not Lingard. He's very ideal for high press.
My issue is not about us signing Mount. But that 55m. For someone on his final year that has bad season, his value should far below than 55m.
My issue is not about us signing Mount. But that 55m. For someone on his final year that has bad season, his value should far below than 55m.
Have never understood the disdain Mount seems to engender in people. But I also don't particularly see why he's a player we'd target.
Mount is only 24. He's the ideal age profile we should be looking to sign regardless of whether or not he specifically is the best option
This is a good post and neatly sums up why all the best and most intelligent managers are huge fans of Mount.
Would much rather prefer that we signed Maddison if we're signing a backup 10/backup 8/backup winger.
The Rice / Mount friendship is going to reunite after all.....but it's us, Arsenal that are going to facilitate it, arent we?! 
Extremely high fee considering he’s on his final year, and he also wants an incredibly high salary while coming off woeful form.
Would be a poor signing, but I suppose it’s what’s to be expected at this club.
Would be a poor signing, but I suppose it’s what’s to be expected at this club.
That's the going rate for a shitty goatee.
Imagine the price for an awesome one.
I'd have him at Liverpool, although 55m seems steep when he's in his final year of contract.
My one gripe would be that he's currently a local lad playing for his childhood club, and it makes me wonder how he'd take being pushed out.
My one gripe would be that he's currently a local lad playing for his childhood club, and it makes me wonder how he'd take being pushed out.
Isn't it conceivable that ETH could play Bruno as an 8 and Mount slightly further up as a 10? Then you have Eriksen that could rotate with both. It could be a fairly fluid trio ahead of Casemiro.
He's only on £80k per week at Chelsea. What sort of wages to be people expect he'll be demanding?
We shouldn’t spend more than 30m to upgrade VDB especially one in last year contract.
If we are ready to spend 55m on Mount, we could have spent 63m on Nkuku.
If we are ready to spend 55m on Mount, we could have spent 63m on Nkuku.
I really don't think Maddison can play for a top club with the work rate requirements top coaches are asking for. He is such a luxuary player and seems from another time. Undeniable who talented he is but he can easily go missing for large chunks and his threat can be nullified. If he was as skilled as an Iniesta or Zidane, maybe that could be glossed over but he isn't. He seems to me like such a Spurs player or Arsenal pre Arteta.
According to the reports he asked for something closer to £250k.
100%, there is no better description available , you can now cash out.
Like many have said, I think he's a decent player and we be a decent addition to the squad - particularly when we've seen how injuries can take a toll and we've not got decent back-ups.
But for £55m with one year left on his contract, no chance we should be going over £20m.
But for £55m with one year left on his contract, no chance we should be going over £20m.
Yeah, I agree with all of that.
Nobody's going to pay him that. I'm sure lots of players start by demanding a wage like that. In negotiation you don't start at £150k if the goal is to get a contract for £150k, which is what I expect this would eventually be agreed for, or maybe slightly more like £170k per week
He's...okay. At least he has been at times for Chelsea. For England he is universally abysmal.
I don't really see why he'd be a name that heads to the top of ETH's recruitment list. What's attractive about him? He's just kind of there most of the time.
I don't really see why he'd be a name that heads to the top of ETH's recruitment list. What's attractive about him? He's just kind of there most of the time.
In case you missed the word backup I'm not saying that he will necessarily elevate us to the next level, but as a backup in those roles I do prefer him over Mount. I think Maddison has much more to him than Mount (besides work rate).
No more than £30m for him, otherwise we’re getting ripped off.
I agree with the Lingard/van de Beek comparisons too. He fits the ETH way of playing more than Maddison does, who I think would look better on the eye than Mount but frustrating in that he doesn’t work as hard as Mount.
I agree with the Lingard/van de Beek comparisons too. He fits the ETH way of playing more than Maddison does, who I think would look better on the eye than Mount but frustrating in that he doesn’t work as hard as Mount.
I doubt we would be signing Mount for £55m just for him to be a backup. I'd imagine ETH is looking at a midfield 3 of Case-Bruno-Mount and the added flexibility he brings might help when we do get injuries or need to rotate the same way ETH moves Bruno in some games.
Isn't he a #10? That should be like the lowest of our priorities
I would absolutly take him and Rabiot; they would both be obvious upgrades.
i quite like him but I doubt there is any truth to our interest
he'd be too expensive for what we need to do this summer
he'd be too expensive for what we need to do this summer
He can play at 8, 10 and even wide forward. His flexibility would be appealing to Ten Hag I think.
I can't think of a player I would want less for 50+ million than Mason Mount, there is no way this is true.
He's an absolute bum, no thank you.
Yeah, I doubt we sign him for £55m at all.
Agree with your second point though about how a midfield can be set up next season, depending on who we sign, but I just can’t see a £55m Mount being that signing.
I don’t want Mount either as I don’t think he’s good at anything at all and just kind of a player that’s there on the pitch but I certainly wouldn't say Martinez, Casemiro or Eriksen have been poor and Malacia was brought in as back up rather than as a starter so it only leaves Antony who has been underwhelming for the price paid but then that falls on our recruitment team wasting most of the window on De Jong as Antony was gettable for £50 million at the start of the window.
Age and quality point was about Fred in relation to Mount and why Fred won't fetch more than 10-12 m .
It was continuation of my discussion with other Poster .
Upgrades over whom exactly? He's a number 10 who is worse than our number 10.
People moaning about the incredibly high fee for a 24 year old on the last year of his contract are no doubt okay spunking 100 million on a 30 year old on the last year of his contract though.
Mount may not be the best player we could buy, but he's young, would count as homegrown, has qualities, and i'm sorry but he would be a bigger upgrade over DVB, Fred, Sabitzer etc so i'm all for it personally, I still think we would need another midfielder though
Mount may not be the best player we could buy, but he's young, would count as homegrown, has qualities, and i'm sorry but he would be a bigger upgrade over DVB, Fred, Sabitzer etc so i'm all for it personally, I still think we would need another midfielder though
I'd take him but for no more than 40m. With a year left on his contract I can't imagine clubs would be willing to give Chelsea much more than that.
He has similar attributes to Eriksen but also has the energy to help prevent our midfield from getting overrun in some of the tougher games. If we can sell Mctominay for 25-30m and spend a few mil more on Mount then that would be one hell of an upgrade.
He has similar attributes to Eriksen but also has the energy to help prevent our midfield from getting overrun in some of the tougher games. If we can sell Mctominay for 25-30m and spend a few mil more on Mount then that would be one hell of an upgrade.
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