Manchester United are maintaining a watching brief on Mason Mount's situation at Chelsea.
The homegrown hero saw talks stall as the club worked through the process of replacing Roman Abramovich as owner. Now that Todd Boehly's consortium have successfully taken over, negotiations are set to intensify.
According to Italian reporter Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea want to open contract talks with Mount "as soon as possible".
The West Londoners view agreeing an extension as a "key move" this summer.
Romano adds that the situation isn't "urgent", however, as Mount's current deal does still has two more years to run.
New Man United boss Erik ten Hag is keen on the attacking midfielder.
The Red Devils' interest has been noted by Mount's camp, although sealing an improved deal at Stamford Bridge is likely to be the priority, says The Sun.
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