Chelsea youngster Mason Mount has completed a season-long loan move to Derby County and it could turn out to be a genius decision.
The Rams confirmed on Tuesday they have signed the 19-year-old for the 2018/19 campaign and he is sure to be a driving force in their bid for promotion from the Championship.
Meanwhile, the deal is also a positive one of the Blues and he is one of the loan stars that should become a future first teamer at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has sanctioned the loan exit of Mount and he does have some fierce competition for midfield in the first team.
However, he may not be too far away from the seniors and a successful campaign in English football should catapult him to just that.
The central midfielder thrived in the Dutch top-flight with Vitesse Arnhem last season and is also being tipped for big things with England in the future.
He can act as an advanced playmaker, scoring 13 goals and supplying 10 assists in 40 games for Vitesse last season.
Mount will also have the added bonus next season of working under new Derby boss Frank Lampard, who is a Chelsea legend and could write the book on being a goalscoring midfielder.
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