Potter opens up on Mount’s contract

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has opened up about Mason Mount’s contract at the club.

Mount has been tipped to leave Chelsea this summer transfer window after talks between his representatives and the Blues hit a wall over a contract extension.

The Blues midfielder has less than 18 months left on his current contract. While he wants to stay put at Stamford Bridge, a number of EPL clubs are watching his situation at Chelsea.

But Potter in a statement said the situation surrounding Mount’s contract is complicated, as he stressed that it is left to him to make the right choice for himself.

Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League tie with Leicester City on Saturday evening, Potter said, “It is between the club and Mason. I have spoken to him several times about life in general. My feelings for Mason are clear and I think he is a fantastic person. But sometimes, these things happen. It is complicated there and it is best I speak a little about it.

“I am not naive and I know it is an important contract for him. These things have to be right for him and his family and it is important he makes the right choice for him.”