Mason Mount's return date has been pushed back.
Mount was Chelsea's franchise star. He steadily improved through age-group teams and was selected by manager Frank Lampard to join the first team. Despite his debut season in 2019-20, where he made over 50 appearances, including cup competitions, he established himself as Chelsea's 'boy man' and was rated as the team's future.
He also established himself as England's best playmaker. In the 2021-22 season, he left an amazing record, scoring 11 goals and 10 assists in the league alone, and became a key player for Chelsea.
However, he started to go downhill from the 2022-23 season. As his position became unstable, the number of appearances decreased noticeably, and his attack points naturally decreased. 3 goals and 6 assists in 35 games, including cup competitions. Due to his poor performance, Chelsea considered selling him despite being a franchise star.
Manchester United asked this question. Manchester United, aiming to reinforce midfielders during the summer transfer market, invested 62.4 million euros (about 92.3 billion won) in signing Mount. Not only Manchester United fans but also Chelsea fans were puzzled about paying this amount of money for a midfielder who was going downhill.
Coach Erik ten Haag believed in Mount's abilities. But his anxiety became reality. Mount, who joined Old Trafford, has so far appeared in 12 games, including cup competitions, and has recorded only 1 assist. Although his performance was outstanding, the number of times he played in the game was limited due to injury.
He is gradually becoming Manchester United's 'all-time' hit and run. He began missing the game against Everton at the end of November due to an injury and has not recovered to this day. Additionally, the duration of his injury was longer than expected. Chris Wheeler, a reporter for the British media 'Daily Mail', said, "Coach Ten Haag said he would not rush Mount's return. His recovery is expected to take longer than expected. He was originally expected to return within a month, but it will take about three months. “It will take,” he said.
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