Chelsea linked with moves with player who is at the same level with Mount

Chelsea have been linked with a new playmaker James Maddison, who could cost them £60m to sign him after his manager Brendan Rodgers said he’s as good as Mason Mount.

Leicester City manager claimed in the past to TalkSport that Maddison is on par with Chelsea’s Mason Mount.

Mount and Maddison are currently on international duty for England at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.

While Mount has started twice and has come under massive criticism, Maddison is yet to feature for England in the tournament.

Rodger while speaking about Maddison said: “Yeah. I can only imagine how hard it is for Gareth with so many good players.

“James has shown and proven he is up there with the best talents. To have someone like that, even if he doesn’t play, on the bench who can come and bring that personality.

“If he was playing in front of 150,000 people he’d be exactly the same. If you were ever stuck in the game, he can come on and be a game changer.

“It’s tough because there are so many good players. I have big respect for young guys like Mason Mount, who is a top player, and Phil Foden is amazing. He’s at that level, there’s absolutely no doubt about that.”