Todd Boehly told to consider selling Chelsea star this summer for £100million this summer

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Former Chelsea defender Glen Johnson believes Chelsea should consider selling Mason Mount this summer but only for a fee of £100million.

Manchester United and Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Mount this summer.

Mount’s contract at Chelsea expires at the end of next season and he has rejected all offers of a renewal so far.

Johnson told Betfred: “The clock is ticking and Chelsea need to be bold regarding the business side of it. This whole situation regarding Mason being linked with a couple of Premier League clubs seems like a bit of a bluff tactic to me.

“The longer it goes without Mason signing a new deal, then Mason’s position will continue to get stronger and the club knows that, so I think Chelsea wouldn’t want to sell him to a Premier League side. But if it gets to the end of the summer transfer window and he’s still not signed a new deal, then they will have to sell him to a rival Premier League club because they can’t risk the prospect of letting him go on a free.

“In 2024, if Mason’s contract does expire, then he’d probably go to a rival Premier League club on a free anyway. If he doesn’t sign a new deal, then Chelsea may as well bite the bullet and take the money for him because you’d rather sell him for £100m, than see him leave for free.

“The club will probably try and do the best deal they can this summer, in terms of selling him for good money or getting him to re-sign. They can’t risk letting him leave for free.”