are set to submit a final take-it-or-leave-it offer for star .
United have already .
Erik ten Hag is keen to welcome Mount to Old Trafford as he looks to build on a promising first season in which he guided Manchester United to a third-place finish in the Premier League and EFL Cup glory.
Mount is also open to the move as he feels the time is right to end his 18-year association with Chelsea.
According to , Manchester United’s final offer for Mount will be worth more than £55m, with Chelsea said to be looking for around £70m.
If rejected, United are expected to end their pursuit of Mount and turn to alternative targets as they do not think the £70m valuation is realistic.
While the Old Trafford hierarchy – including Ten Hag – rate Mount highly, they believe £55m represents a fair price for a player entering the final 12 months of his contract.
Mount has played 195 games for Chelsea since breaking into the Blues’ first team in 2019 and earned 36 caps for England.
While Mount underwhelmed last season, Paul Merson cannot understand why Chelsea could sell him this summer – especially to a Premier League rival.
The former Arsenal and England star told Sky Sports: ‘I cannot believe Chelsea are letting Mason Mount go.
‘We saw it last season with Antonio Rudiger, who was outstanding and one of the best defenders at the club.
‘He asked for more money and they didn’t give him it and then they buy Kalidou Koulibaly for £33m on a four-year contract which works out as more money than what they’d give Rudiger.
‘Now they’re doing it with Mount. He’s one of their own, he hasn’t had a very good season but they’re judging it just on one season.
‘The year before he was Chelsea’s best player. He was one of the first names on the team-sheet for England. Now they’re letting him go. It’s mind-blowing.
‘They’ll bring someone in who will probably take another year to get used to the league because they will have played abroad.
‘You’re also letting a very good footballer go to Manchester United or Liverpool, who Chelsea are fighting with to get into the top four next season. You couldn’t write it.
‘How can you let him go to a club that could majorly haunt you? United won’t believe their luck if they get him.’
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