Mason Mount’s Derby County teammate Tom Huddlestone has sung the youngster’s praises as his time with the Championship side draws to a close.
Mount played a starring role in Derby reaching the playoff final by defeating Leeds United. He scored in the second-leg and will now be relishing the opportunity to play at Wembley.
The youngster impressed with Vitesse Arnhem, but has grown under Frank Lampard, as you may expect. Tom Huddlestone believes that Mount can follow in the footsteps of the Chelsea legend.
Former Spurs midfielder Huddlestone, who has spent an entire season playing alongside Mount at Derby, is quoted by the Daily Mail saying:
“Depending on what he wants to be, a No 8 or a No 10, he’s got the ability to go past midfielders as well, which is a rare commodity.”
“His goal scoring and finishing is similar to the manager’s. The manager wasn’t too much of a dribbler, but I think Mason has got that in his locker, too.”
“He can face up to a midfielder and drop a shoulder and go past him. That’s the only difference with the manager. I’d imagine he would play Premier League after this.”
Mount is incredibly talented, and while that’s often not enough for you to make it at Chelsea, he has all the attributes necessary to give breaking into the first-team squad a real crack.
He’ll have a chance to impress manager Maurizio Sarri while on our pre-season tour of Japan this summer. Let’s hope it’s an opportunity which he grabs with both hands.
