Chelsea look set to receive several offers for one of their first-team regulars this summer
Graham Potter(Image credit: Getty)
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has emerged as a potential transfer target for Newcastle, according to reports.
The England international is out of contract at the end of next season and talks over a new deal have not made much progress in recent months.
Mount last put pen to paper on terms with the Blues in the summer of 2019, before he had even made his first-team debut for the club.
He is one of Chelsea's lowest earners on around £80,000 per week, despite having won their Player of the Year award in 2021 and 2022.
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has yet to sign a new deal with the Blues (Image credit: Getty)
Mount is seeking to become one of Chelsea's best-paid players but the two parties have yet to reach an agreement on a new deal.
So while the midfielder would be happy to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge, the stand-off means he may well end up being sold this summer so that Chelsea can avoid losing him on a free transfer in 2024.
According to the Daily Mail, Newcastle are the latest team to emerge as contenders to sign Mount.
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Newcastle could be about to enter the race to sign Mason Mount (Image credit: PA)
Liverpool are also keeping close tabs on the situation, as Jurgen Klopp seeks to refresh his squad ahead of next season.
Newcastle have dropped out of the top four in recent weeks, with a four-point gap to Tottenham in the final Champions League spot.
The Magpies are by no means out of the race yet, but they will need to add more strength in depth to their squad if they are to become perennial contenders.
Chelsea have spent big money on several players in the last few months (Image credit: Getty Images)
Mount would certainly add a lot of quality to their ranks, and Newcastle would not find it difficult to meet Chelsea's demands.
Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).
