have confirmed the signing of in a £60m deal from .
Mount is ’s first signing of the summer as the Dutchman looks to build on a promising first season at Old Trafford.
‘I am hugely ambitious,’ said England international Mount. ‘I know how amazing it feels to win major trophies and what it takes to do it.
‘I will be giving everything to experience that again at Manchester United.’
United recovered from a dismal start to the 2022-23 campaign to finish third in the Premier League and qualify for next season’s Champions League, while they .
Mount, who joined Chelsea at the age of six, as well as United as his contract at Stamford Bridge ran down.
But Manchester United have .
United confirmed the deal on Wednesday morning, posting a short video on Twitter of the 24-year-old pulling on the club’s new home kit alongside the caption: ‘The excitement is mounting.’
Chelsea were reluctant to lose Mount – especially to a direct rival – but decided to sell this summer rather than risk losing the 24-year-old for nothing when his contract was due to expire in 12 months’ time.
Mount made 195 appearances for Chelsea – scoring 33 goals – and helped his boyhood club win the Champions League in 2021.
He has been capped 36 times by England and was part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for last year’s World Cup in Qatar.
Mount was the subject of three unsuccessful bids from Manchester United before Chelsea finally agreed a deal worth £60m.
The former Vitesse and Derby County loanee leaves Stamford Bridge just as .
Mount was one of several Chelsea players to struggle last season as the Blues finished just 12th in the Premier League, closer to the relegation zone than the Champions League places.
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