Coventry City eye Mason Mount as Man United reach key decision

If Coventry are to come up and stay up, their hopes will rest as much in the boardroom over the next three months as they do on the pitch next season.

Mount in the crosshairs

TEAMtalk reveals Lampard’s side are “weighing up an ambitious move” for Mount to help lead their survival charge. The pair previously worked together at Chelsea and Derby County, with Lampard describing the 27-year-old as a “top player” while at Stamford Bridge.

The report states Manchester United are “open to parting ways” with Mount this summer as he has failed to live up to expectations after his £55 million switch from west London in 2023.

Injuries have been his biggest obstacle, though a lack of decisive performances in these limited opportunities has further hindered his case to remain at Old Trafford.

The appointment of Michael Carrick has not helped either, as Ruben Amorim was a huge fan due to the Englishman’s versatility in his 3-4-2-1 system. Carrick’s use of a 4-2-3-1, which puts Mount in direct competition with Bruno Fernandes for the No.10 role, has rendered him an afterthought.

Final Thoughts

No one can fault Coventry’s ambition for targeting a player with Mount’s pedigree, but the United star’s wage packet – worth as much as £250,000 a week – makes any deal unviable. TEAMtalk claims there are “five Premier League sides who are monitoring his situation”, though a loan move would be their preference.

There is a growing sense that a “temporary exit could allow Mount to regain match sharpness”, with a loan move now “viewed as the most probable outcome.”

Mount is understood to be intent on remaining and fighting for his place under Carrick, however, further killing any prospect of an exit this summer. The midfielder has called Carrick “brilliant” and put his weight behind the idea of the 44-year-old getting the job full time.

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