Chelsea legend Wise tips Mount as future captain | OneFootball

Chelsea legend Dennis Wise says Mason Mount is a future captain of the club.

The 22-year-old has become a star for the Blues this season, helping his side reach the FA Cup and Champions League finals.

Wise told The Sun: "He should be the next captain. He is a Chelsea boy, he has been there from a young age.

"He knows the club inside out, the personnel and he loves it - a bit like John Terry. Mason would be perfect.

"It will make him a lot more mature as a person. He is the type that will like that and added responsibility will take him to the next level.

"And I have to say the next level for him will be very, very high.

"He enjoys himself and people respect the way he plays. I have met him. You can tell where he has grown up.

"You see the character in the ones that care. A deepness within. They know the canteen lady over the other side of the training ground. The kit man at the other building, the receptionist. It's that kind of a scenario.

"I can imagine him going back to the academy and sitting with the boys there.

"All he needs now is experience. The players alongside him have won World Cups so you will only gain from them every day. He is gathering information every day.

"As a player he is good with his left, good with his right, he has pace, he knows when to run in behind. Pass it, dribble, can head it.

"Now it's about what level is he going to go to? He is in the England squad so 'can you win us the European Championship?'

"For Chelsea can he win them the FA Cup, the Champions League? You're at the place where they will compete for them. Can he go to the next level? Yes he can but that takes time."