Manchester United transfer news as Mason Mount could make debut v Leeds United
Soon-to-be Manchester United signing Mason Mount could make his debut against Leeds United, according to the Daily Mail.
England international Mount is set to join the Red Devils for £60million [Sky Sports] on a reported contract of £250,000 a week after leaving boyhood club Chelsea.
The 24-year-old could make his debut against Leeds, who will face Eric Ten Hag’s outfit in Norway for a pre-season friendly in the nation’s capital Oslo.
Something to prove?
Mount will come to United with a point to prove.
Having lost a bit of momentum in his final season at Chelsea, he makes the switch from the club he joined in 2005 to Manchester United looking to carve out the second chapter in his successful career.
However, if Leeds have anything to do with it, Mount won’t enjoy his potential debut. The rivalry between Leeds and Manchester United, which was reignited when the Whites earned promotion back to the Premier League in 2020 under Marcelo Bielsa, is still alive and well.
Leeds will face United in Oslo for both sides’ first-ever meeting in the Norwegian capital and will hope to get their pre-season off to a good start, and a win against a bitter rival may give Leeds fans more optimism going into the Championship.
But delays in their takeover bid from 49ers Enterprises and the subsequent delay in announcing a manager means that it is unlikely the Whites will have many (or any) new acquisitions to show off to their travelling fans.
Mount himself, despite a poor campaign last season, remains a dangerous attacking midfielder with plenty of energy to use and a good eye for a through ball, as seen with his Champions League-winning assist in 2021.
One of the summer’s biggest signings may take his first touches in the red of Manchester United against Leeds, but the Whites will be hoping that it’s a debut Mount will want to forget.
In other Leeds news, new manager appointment on the verge of announcement.