24 May 2023 15:15:01
Read from a muppet Mount story has real legs.

Talks with Chelsea set for after or before the game. Ten hag really likes Mount and has met with him.
Not my favorite news tbh.

1.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 16:45:54
It's BS. If EtH met him, then that would be tapping up.

2.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 17:33:56
Just to better understand tapping, will it be considered as such if Chelsea have given permission?

{Ed077's Note - no.}

3.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 20:01:43
Ornstein reporting mount wants to come and talks due to start soon.

4.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 20:12:05
Mount and Rice are best friends, just a random statement of fact, nothing more ?.

5.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 21:01:27
I believe he’s coming into his last year of his contract and Chelsea need to trim their squad so we may be able to get him for a good price. In the 21/ 22 season : played-53, Goals-13, Assists-16. He’s good on the ball, at both progressive carries and passing, progressive carries in midfield are one of our weaknesses. He’s tactically very versatile able to cover 8 and 10. His passing and support of his fullback and winger playing 1/ 2’s and always offering an option are great. He also works very hard off the ball. If we can get him for a decent price and sell Mc-Fred I think we would be stronger as a squad.

6.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 21:02:55
Mount is definitely NOT an upgrade on Eriksen, as some have mentioned online. To be honest, Mount isn’t even an upgrade on van de Beek - we need far better and in far more high priority positions than £50m+ on a Bruno understudy….

7.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 21:37:31
Downsie, not even an upgrade on Donny? Have a word with yourself mate.

Chelsea's back to back player of the year and key player in their UCL win under Tuchel isn't an upgrade on a player who went on loan to Everton and couldn't hold down a starting place.

You've completely mugged yourself off with that comment.

8.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 21:59:47
Underwhelmed if it’s Mount but better that Scotty and Fred I guess. Can come in for Eriksen and if needed. Tbh I don’t even know what type of position he is.

9.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 22:08:37
Good squad option he would be, better than Scott, Fred and a lot better than Donny but so is my gran and she’s been dead 20 years.

If we can get him fairly cheap he would be a really good asset, Eriksen can’t play every game and at the moment the cover is Fred.

10.) 24 May 2023
24 May 2023 23:43:55
If he is a player that ten hag wants then that’s good enough for me. He will have an idea of where he fits and the type of role he will want him for.

11.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 06:33:16
Exactly Caolan, everyone has complained that previous managers didn't get the players they wanted. And they only want the club to sign "who EtH wants", at least until they disagree/ don't like who EtH wants.

12.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 07:42:03
Id rather take Maddison, I think he is a better player, also versatile and would cost less, especially if Leicester drop.

I think we all realise that funds might be a problem this summer, so spending 60-80 mil on Mount isn't great piece of bussiness, especially when we still need a striker.

13.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 09:02:17
Trololo by all accounts Maddison has a very high opinion of himself and brings some baggage. I think ed001 said he misses training from nights out etc.

14.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 09:22:41
Maddison's attitude has been discussed on here before by Ed1 who has stated he has a habit of skipping training after a night on the lash which he is fond of.

I think Mount would be a good signing and has performed as part of a 3 man midfield. He may not have a good season but prior to that i thought was critical for Chelsea and to be fair i think Chelsea's struggle this season are well documented.

No idea over cost, no idea over how much is available this summer but i not convinced the sale precludes us spending or that Mount precludes us paying heavy for a striker.

15.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 09:29:24
Looks like this might be a goer.

16.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 09:37:13
Mounts far better than Eriksen some of you are having a laugh. Check his stats.

17.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 10:56:00
Mount is definitely an upgrade on Eriksen.
Only a year left on his contract it would be a shrewd signing and probably wouldn't cost a lot of money.

18.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 12:03:16
Mount a good player but Chelsea are apparently looking 70m and he wants much more than the 250k a week Chelsea have offered him - costs seem very high for a player about to enter the last year of his contract though do they not?

19.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 12:25:43
Depending on the price and wage, he'd be a good squad player and upgrade on SM and Fred to come off the bench or play the bottom half of the table to give Eriksen or Bruno a rest. We've said all year with the amount of games played depth is key and our bench has a big drop. This would help that a bit no doubt.

20.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 12:49:15
Van der Beek is terrible can't believe we are even comparing. The windows under olie and who we bought and what we paid will go down as the worst ever. VDB is not good enough for any prem team and better suited to play in Italy or Spain.

Its obvious we are looking for a mobile/ versatile box to box player. eriscon has no pace and legs go after 60/ 70 minutes. If true mount will start ahead of ericson imo.

21.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 12:53:44
Supposedly Chelsea's valuation is about £70m. Seems a lot for him to me.

22.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 14:41:28
I did not know that about Maddison, that is probably the thing that is keeping him from top clubs.

Btw, I think there is no way Mount would come to be a squad player.

Anyway, his price is the biggest problem here.

23.) 25 May 2023
25 May 2023 16:26:46
What Chelsea value him at and what they get will likely not be the same.

He's in the final year of his contract, does not intend to renew, while Chelsea have overspent and desperately need to offload several players.

Bill, so you feel 70m and wages in excess of 250k are are too high for a player in the final year of their contract.

So I'd imagine you'd definitely feel that a fee north of 70m along with wages above 300k for a 30 year old in the final year of their contract would be far too much?

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea can’t be forced in to selling players cheaply and the are far from desperate given the departures already sorted out.}