Mount confirms his departure from Chelsea, heading to Manchester United

“I have made the decision to leave Chelsea,” confirmed this Tuesday Mason Mount, winner of the Champions League in 2021 and during 18 of his 24 years with the London club, from the academy to the first team, from which he will now take over towards Manchester United, for which he signs for five seasons and whose official announcement is expected on Wednesday morning.

In a video broadcast on his official ‘Instagram’ account, in which he never mentions his next destination at any point, the footballer addresses the Chelsea fans, some of whom he assumes will not be “happy” with his determination to leave the club. entity, but it’s “the right thing to do right now” in his career.

“I feel they deserve more than a written statement, so I wanted to tell them directly how grateful I have been for all their support over the last 18 years,” said Mount, who made 195 appearances in his four years at Chelsea. action came. professional side from 2019-20 to 2022-23, with 33 goals and 35 assists, after rising from the lower leagues and being loaned out to Vitesse (2017-18) and Derby County (2018-19).

Grateful to all his Academy and first team coaches and to all the employees of the London entity, Mount Manchester United is not naming what his new destination will be, nor beyond Chelsea, where he is only six years old. Now he is 24.

Source: El heraldo

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