News from Chelsea: Mason Mount and the Blues are still in contract negotiations before the World Cup, but it hasn’t been an easy process.

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Mason Mount, a star for Chelsea who will be free to sign a new contract in 2024, is still in contract talks with the Blues.

Reece James and Mount had begun talks with Chelsea earlier this year, and Reece James quickly agreed to a long-term contract, making him the highest-paid defender in the team’s history. Mount’s current contract has just 18 months left on it, and discussions about renewal are expected to be put on hold until after the World Cup.

The length of the new contract has been one of the major roadblocks in Todd Boehly’s discussions, according to football.London. Fans are right to be worried given Mount’s importance to the team, which is demonstrated by the fact that he is the only player to have been in every Premier League game for the Blues thus far this season and has twice been selected by the fans as the club’s player of the year.
Both parties have met numerous times since initial discussions began in July, but according to The Athletic, both parties left their most recent meeting believing a substantial step toward an agreement had been made. According to the article, Mount had offers for seven years, but he turned them down. The 23-year-old is reportedly seeking a larger basic wage to reflect his value to the team after Chelsea changed its policy to give its elite players more incentive-based contracts.

Mount has made it clear that he sees his future at Stamford Bridge, so the England international’s rejection of a lengthy contract may not be a sign that he is already considering leaving Chelsea; rather, it might be a stalling strategy to secure a better contract in the years to come. According to The Athletic article, Boehly and co-owner Behdad Eghbali spoke with Mount’s agents over the past few weeks, and progress was made.

Since the Boehly-Clearlake group completed a £4 billion takeover at Stamford Bridge earlier this year, Boehly has had to deal with a variety of difficulties, but Mount’s contract shouldn’t have been one of them.

The 23-year-old midfielder’s contract negotiations with the club will continue once he returns from representing England at the World Cup, but there is still some work to be done before an agreement can be reached.