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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag makes admission about Mason Mount Chelsea contract offers
04.04.2024 - 04:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has said Chelsea submitted several contract offers to Mason Mount but he wanted to "make the step" to Manchester United.
Mount scored his first United goal in the draw with Brentford on Saturday and the England international is pushing to make his first Premier League start in five months back at Stamford Bridge. Ten Hag hinted Mount could stay on the bench at his former club on Thursday night.
United signed Mount for £55million rising to £60m in July amid competition from Arsenal and Liverpool after Mount decided against extending his contract at Chelsea.
Mount, 25, entered the final year of his deal and elected to leave the club he joined at the age of 12. It was suggested last year that Chelsea failed to submit a formal offer to Mount beyond a one-year extension with a salary hike but Ten Hag suggested they made multiple offers.
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"I don't think they wanted to sell him," Ten Hag said. "They wanted to keep him and offered him a new contract many times. But he wanted to make this step.
"We are very pleased he is a Manchester United player because he has great abilities and will contribute and become a big player for Manchester United."
United have won 21 games and lost 16 this season and have only triumphed in 15 of their 29 Premier League fixtures. Ten Hag has repeatedly lamented United's injury issues even though other clubs have been beset by injuries and are enjoying more progressive campaigns.
Ten Hag opted to name an unchanged team against Brentford, who pummeled United and recorded 31 attempts at goal. The United manager conceded the team had had too many false dawns this
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