Ajax leading the race for Chelsea wonderkid Mason Mount

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Phil Costa·30 April 2018

Ajax leading the race for Chelsea wonderkid Mason Mount

Ajax are reportedly leading the race to sign Chelsea wonderkid Mason Mount this summer.

Mount has enjoyed a stunning first season in senior football on-loan at Vitesse Arnhem and Chelsea are even considering in their first team plans next season.

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According to the Daily Mail, Werder Bremen, PSV and Sporting Lisbon are also keen on securing a permanent deal for the 19-year-old.

Mount was voted as Vitesse Supporters’ Player of the Year – the third Chelsea loanee to collect this award after Christian Atsu (2013-14) and Slobodan Rajković (2010-11).

Young players breaking through at Stamford Bridge has often been a problem, and similar doubts remain over the likes of Tammy Abraham, Nathan Baker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

However, the Mail report that ‘sources close to the club’ rate the teenager and have earmarked him as a potential star for the future.