Mason Mount believes Rice ‘shouldn’t have left’ Chelsea in subtle transfer message
dailystar.co.ukChelsea midfield ace Mason Mount admitted he was “gutted” when now West Ham United captain Declan Rice was released from the Blues’ academy.Mount, along with Reece James, is heralded as being one of the biggest successes to emerge from the Blues’ academy since John Terry.
However, as Rice found out the hard way when he was still young, many young Blues’ prospects are released and sent to find new teams.Rice was released from the Blues’ famed academy when he was only 14-years-old and went on to join West Ham, where he has become one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.
And Mount hinted that the decision to oust Rice may have been a huge mistake.Read More: Man Utd and Chelsea-linked Frenkie de Jong 'flying to London' days before Deadline Day“When Dec [Rice] went it was tough,” Mount said to the Tubes and Anges Golf Life, when asked if he was ever worried about his Chelsea future, having seen Rice and many others be shown the door. “You know how close we are, but it kind of made me want to do it even more.“I was gutted that he left and I felt like he shouldn’t have left.
I just wanted to do it even more for him as well.” Chelsea have been regularly linked with a move for the Hammers’ skipper.However, previous reports indicate an astronomical price tag of around £150m would need to be deposited to the east Londoners if they were to ever part with Rice.
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