Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has rejected claims Mason Mount was compelled out of Chelsea, as a substitute insisting the midfielder “needed to make the step” to Previous Trafford.
Mount entered the ultimate 12 months of his contract with Chelsea final summer season and, after a prolonged saga which has been reported in numerous methods, was finally offered to United in a deal price an preliminary £55m, with an extra £5m in add-ons.
Latest studies declare Mount felt as if he was compelled out of Chelsea, who allegedly determined to money in on him with out ever actually giving him the possibility to remain, however Ten Hag has rejected that narrative.
“I do not assume [Chelsea] needed to promote him,” Ten Hag advised a press convention forward of Mount’s first return to Stamford Bridge on Thursday. “They needed to maintain him and so they even provided him a brand new contract many instances.
“However he needed to make the step and we have been, and we’re, very happy he’s a Man Utd participant as a result of he has nice skills.
“I’m positive he’ll contribute and he’ll grow to be a giant participant for Man Utd.”
Mount’s change to United has not precisely gone to plan simply but, with accidents limiting the 25-year-old to simply 4 Premier League begins to date.
He netted his first objective for United within the latest 1-1 draw with Brentford which Ten Hag thought can be a profitable strike earlier than a 99th-minute equaliser.
“I used to be so completely happy for him,” Ten Hag advised MUTV. “However so sorry for him additionally that it wasn’t the winner.
“He deserved that second of glory, perhaps it was such a small second however, for a participant who got here in and suffered so many accidents and labored so arduous on a regular basis, and had so many setbacks, it was so irritating.
“And then you definitely assume you’ve got scored a winner so we have been disenchanted once we conceded that objective that makes it 1-1. It makes a completely totally different temper, as you’ll be able to think about.”
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