Gary Neville believes Mason Mount's technical ability would be of interest to Erik ten Hag, amid reports linking the midfielder with Manchester United.
Mount is said to be 'leaning towards' joining United this summer as uncertainty grows over his future at Chelsea. The 24-year-old's current contract is set to expire next summer, with little progress during negotiations suggesting he could call time on an 18-year spell with his boyhood club.
United are reportedly interested in the England international, with Ten Hag keen to add more depth and quality to his midfield. And Neville believes the Chelsea star would do exactly that.
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“Mason Mount is a coach's player," Neville told Sky Sports. "I think that’s the best way to describe him and there have been many that I’ve seen in my lifetime in football who get more respect from their coaching staff for what they do than they get from the fans, because their output in goals or assists or tackles or other things that aren’t really noticeable aren’t as good as people like.
“But what they do is they glue teams together, they fill in gaps, they know when to trigger presses and win the ball back and counter-attack.
“I’m not surprised that Mason Mount is a target for many managers, I don’t think it would be a priority here [at United] but [Ten Hag] does want midfield players. You think of the Dutch coaching style, they want to dominate possession. He wants that style, he loves Eriksen, he loves De Jong, he loves Fernandes.
"He’s left Fred out of the team, he’s left McTominay out of the team more often than not because he loves more technical players and Mount is a technical player who is available.”
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