Chelsea are considering Fulham midfielder Andreas Pereira as a potential replacement for Mason Mount, according to reports.
Mount will have just one year left on his contract with Chelsea at the end of the season and the midfielder is yet to agree a new deal with the club.
Chelsea may look to cash in on Mount this summer rather than see him leave on a free transfer next year, while a transfer could be on the cards as the 24-year-old has appointed a new agent.
Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City are all keeping tabs on Mount’s situation and are considering moves this summer.
According to ESPN, Chelsea are already looking at possible replacements for Mount with Pereira among the names being considered by the club’s recruitment team.
The report also claims that Pereira is happy at Fulham but would find it ‘hard to turn down’ a team who will be playing in Europe.
Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid are also interested in Pereira, who joined Fulham in a £10 million deal from Manchester United last summer.
The 27-year-old has played a key role in Fulham’s midfield this season, scoring two goals and registering six assists in the Premier League so far.
‘At United I had a lot of memories; good memories, bad memories,’ Pereira said in an interview with ESPN last week.
‘It’s been 10 years at the club. I arrived when I was 16 so, you know, a young boy. It was an amazing ride but I got to the stage where I thought maybe it was best not to stay.
‘I wanted to feel more loved and I wanted to play every game. What Fulham offered me and what [manager] Marco [Silva] offered me, it was the perfect opportunity.’
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