“It’s never easy….” – Mason Mount on moving to Man Utd from rivals Chelsea as transfer confirmed

Mason Mount’s opening words on the Manchester United move revealed that the big money move has been completed. Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount has spoken for the first time after his move to the club was confirmed on Wednesday.Mount has signed a long-term deal at Old Trafford, where he was one of manager Erik ten Hag’s main targets earlier in the summer.

He joins the club from Chelsea for a fee of around £55m, with United having rejected three offers and pulled out of negotiations before finally finalizing a deal with their Premier League rivals.

The 24-year-old England international posted a farewell message to Chelsea on Instagram on Tuesday, thanking the club’s fans for their support.PLEASE TURN OFFNow Mount has responded to his transfer to his new club. Mount reacts to Man Utd transferSpeaking to the club’s official website, Mount first opened up about his 18+ years at Chelsea, where he progressed through Cobham’s academy before establishing himself as a first-team star from 2019.
He explained: “Leaving the club you grew up with is never easy, but Manchester United will provide an exciting new challenge for the next phase of my career.””After playing them I know how strong the team I’m about to join is and I can’t wait to be part of this group’s quest to win big trophies.””Everyone can see that the club have made great progress under Erik ten Hag.

Having met the manager and discussed his plans, I’m excited for the seasons ahead and ready for the hard work ahead of me here. “I am extremely ambitious. I know how great it is to win big trophies and what it takes to get there. I will give everything to relive that at Manchester United.”
Mount is United’s first summer signing and has continued what has been something of an exodus from Chelsea since the window opened.The Blues sold Kai Havertz to Arsenal, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly to Al Ahli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek to AC Milan and Mateo Kovacic to Manchester City to make up for last season’s heavy spending.