The next (and final?) round of contract talks between Mason Mount and Chelsea are on hold until the end of the season, which gives plenty of room for the rumor mill to generate random chatter about potential interest — be that Liverpool or Manchester United or, as a Times “exclusive” claimed yesterday, Bayern Munich. Stories as old as the rumor mill itself! And even less meaningless were the links that briefly appeared to Mateo Kovačić, also set to enter the final year of his contract and with extension talks also currently not happening. But those rumors were debunked almost as quickly as they were floated, not that either Kova or Mase should be lacking for interest should their Chelsea careers come to most untimely ends this summer.

Source: The Times March 29, 2023 19:20 UTC