Liverpool want to sign Mason Mount amid contract doubt

Journalist Ben Jacobs has claimed that Liverpool feel there is a “real opportunity” to land Mason Mount and have a “genuine” interest in the possible transfer.What’s the latest on Mason Mount to Liverpool?The Chelsea midfielder will see his current contract expire in less than 18 months and the Daily Mail has reported an offer of more than £200,000 per week has already been turned down.As a consequence, plenty of rumours in the media have already begun to link Mount with a permanent move to Liverpool in the summer. Of course, it’s always hard to judge how accurate such reports are but according to Jacobs, the Reds are very much keen on a deal.Indeed, while talking on the Born And Red podcast, the journalist said that the player isn’t happy at Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp’s side are consequently ready to swoop in.He said (1:04:53): “Well, usually I’m the one that will shout down a lot of these rumours but the Liverpool interest in Mason Mount is genuine. That’s the first thing to say.”They really liked the player. And they see a real opportunity to move because of the uncertain situation at Chelsea. And Mount is not happy. He’s not starting every game, he’s not found his goalscoring form of last season where he got 11 Premier League goals.”But he’s young and under the right manager can definitely recapture that form.”Could Liverpool sign Mount in the summer?In the past winter window, new owners Todd Boehly spent big on new signings such as Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, and Noni Madueke.Those new arrivals could all potentially make it harder for Mount to get regular minutes under Graham Potter and the Englishman has actually started on the bench for two of the club’s last three Premier League three games.Seeing as he started all but one league game before January, it’s easy to see why he might feel unhappy about how the club’s transfer business has already impacted his status in the team.And so, if he won’t renew, Liverpool may feel as though they can land the England international, who has been compared to a “teacher’s pet”, for a relatively cheap fee this summer – though it remains to be seen as to how much exactly Chelsea would demand for their 24-year-old who would be into the final year of his contract at that stage.