Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has said that he is ‘loving life at Chelsea’ after making a breakthrough in the first team this season.
The England international said in an interview “Before the season even started it was an exciting time for the academy boys because there was maybe a chance that was going to arise,” Mount told Chelsea’s matchday program. “We are loving it at the moment, and we are just working hard, getting our heads down.
“It is a very hard step because you look at the squad and how many world-class players there are here. For me, training with them every day, working under the gaffer, learning all the time, is the best thing for me.
“I am obviously learning and loving every minute of being with the first team, working really hard, but in the back of my mind, I am always pinching myself because this is what I have wanted my whole life and this is what I worked for.
“I think it means so much more when you have been here for all those years, working hard every single year, to get to the first team. That has always been my goal and every single coach I have worked with through the years helped me, so it’s not just me making that step to the first team, it’s for all the manager I have worked with. It was a very special moment.”
Mason Mount spent last season on loan at Derby County where he was a crucial member of the side that lost to Aston Villa in the playoff final under current Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. The 20-year-old will hope he can win his first cap for England after getting called up by Gareth Southgate for the European Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo,
