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While Mason Mount would be the perfect addition for the center of Jürgen Klopp's midfield, there is going to be plenty of competition for the Chelsea player — who the Stamford Bridge side would ideally like to keep. Chelsea, the same report stated, would like to receive a fee as high as $105m (£85m/€98m) for the player, who has come through its academy system and played 195 times at senior level. READ MORE:

There is no suggestion that Mount is completely off the table for — far from it — but there are other clubs interested.



But whether Liverpool has an immediate need for homegrown players or not, it will be a consideration at some stage. It is a delicate balance that makes homegrown players — especially those who would be at the club for a number of years, like Mount — especially desirable assets. That, to some extent at least, will explain the inflated price that Chelsea believes in can get for Mount (in conjunction with the competition for his signature).




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