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Scottish Sun
7 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Man Utd star Mason Mount reveals conversation with Thomas Tuchel that has fired him up for next season
The midfielder also revealed the warning the England boss gave him BACK IN TUCH Man Utd star Mason Mount reveals conversation with Thomas Tuchel that has fired him up for next season Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MASON Mount revealed how a Zoom call with Thomas Tuchel has rekindled his World Cup dream. Injury-plagued Mount's last England appearance was in the Qatar 2022 quarter-final defeat by France, with a series of problems dogging him since. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Mason Mount revealed that a zoom call with Thomas Tuchel fired him up and reignited his desire to push for international call-ups Credit: Getty 4 Mount previously played under Tuchel at Chelsea Credit: Getty Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! It meant Mount - who started the Euro 2020 final against Italy - was not even in the equation when Gareth Southgate selected his squad for Germany in 2024. But new England boss Tuchel was a huge fan of Mount during their days at Chelsea, which included him playing the crucial pass as the Blues shocked Manchester City to win the Champions League in 2021. And while Mount, 26, accepts he has to secure a place in Manchester United's side to put himself back into World Cup contention, the online conversation with his former club boss has made him start believing. Mount said: 'Thomas called me up. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL NEXT OF KINS Watkins heads Man Utd striker shortlist as club make keeper transfer decision 'He called me and he said that he's calling a lot of players and just wanted to catch up. 'I don't know how many players he probably called, 40 or 50 maybe. 'But it was good to see his face, good to catch up with him, good to speak to him. 'He looked in loads of energy, like I remember, and was bang up for the new role. 'I could see he was very excited and it was obviously good to catch up with him and speak to him and see what he was preparing.' CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Mount agreed that Tuchel's appointment as Southgate's successor had been a genuine boost for him after two years of toil and frustration. The Cobham product's hopes of making a mark at United after his £55m move went south with injuries restricting him to just 13 Prem starts in his first two seasons in red. Man Utd hunting Jackson as Chelsea's demands revealed | Transfers Exposed But United boss Ruben Amorim has paid a number of glowing tributes, describing him as 'a player who does everything right - so he will always have the support of everyone at the club' and suggesting: 'Even five minutes of Mason Mount is perfect.' Now he has managers who will publicly rate him for both club and country - with Mount's personal relationship with the German a strong one. Mount added: 'I played quite a bit under him. We won the Champions League, so that's a positive. 'But with England it's totally different now. 'The competition with places, the amount of people he can pick, it's a bit different than club football. 'So it doesn't go hand in hand. He said to me, 'there's no guarantees, even though you played for me'. 4 Mount has made 36 appearances for England, including participation at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup Credit: Getty 4 'But it gives you more, you want to push even more to be able to be back in the squad. So it was really good to speak to him.' And the prospect of wearing the white shirt again, in the USA next summer, has already got Mount thinking. He said: 'As a player, you always want to play for your country. It's such a big honour. 'Any opportunity that you get to put that shirt on is amazing. 'I've had 36 appearances for England, so I know what it means to be able to play for your country. 'I'd love to have that opportunity again. 'But I'm focusing on club football first. At United we need to put right what happened last season. 'So, looking at that first for sure and see what happens at the end of the season.'
Daily Mirror
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Man Utd star Mason Mount reveals Thomas Tuchel phone call as he makes England vow
Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount is keen to work his way back into the England squad for the 2026 World Cup, with his former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel offering hope Mason Mount has revealed England boss Thomas Tuchel called him to offer the Manchester United star hope of a return for the Three Lions. Mount's last England appearance came at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, when Gareth Southgate's side went out to France at the quarter-final stage after losing 2-1. Injuries have wrecked Mount's first two seasons at United, following his £60million move from Chelsea, with the 26-year-old managing just 11 starts last term. Despite being away from the international scene for two and a half years, Mount said his former Chelsea boss Tuchel has left the door open for a return to the England fold – ahead of next year's World Cup in the US. 'He called me' said Mount. 'He called me and he said that he's calling a lot of players and just wanted to catch up. I don't know how many players he probably called, 40 or 50 maybe? 'But it was good to see his face, good to catch up with him and good to speak to him. He looked like he had loads of energy, like I remember, and was bang up for the new role. He was very excited and it was obviously good to catch up with him and speak to him and see what he was preparing. 'I played quite a bit under him. We won the Champions League, so that's a positive. But I think with England it's totally different now. I think the competition with places, the amount of people he can pick, it's a bit different than club football. So I don't think it goes hand in hand. 'He said to me there's no guarantees, even though you played for me. But it gives you more, you want to push even more, to be able to be back in the squad. So it was really good to speak to him. He looked very excited. 'As a player, you always want to play for your country and that's such a big honour, to play for your country. Any opportunity that you get to put that shirt on is amazing. I've had 36 caps for England, so I know what it means to be able to play for your country. I'd love to have that opportunity again, but I'm focusing on club football first. 'We need to put right what happened last season. So I'm looking at that first for sure and then we'll see what happens at the end of the season.' On his personal aims for the upcoming season, Mount said: 'I think it's about kicking on from where I was last season. Putting that behind me, the injuries and stuff, and looking forward to what I can do. Focusing on what I bring to the team and knowing what I can do.' Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
The Sun
7 hours ago
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- The Sun
Man Utd star Mason Mount reveals conversation with Thomas Tuchel that has fired him up for next season
MASON Mount revealed how a Zoom call with Thomas Tuchel has rekindled his World Cup dream. Injury-plagued Mount's last England appearance was in the Qatar 2022 quarter-final defeat by France, with a series of problems dogging him since. 4 4 It meant Mount - who started the Euro 2020 final against Italy - was not even in the equation when Gareth Southgate selected his squad for Germany in 2024. But new England boss Tuchel was a huge fan of Mount during their days at Chelsea, which included him playing the crucial pass as the Blues shocked Manchester City to win the Champions League in 2021. And while Mount, 26, accepts he has to secure a place in Manchester United's side to put himself back into World Cup contention, the online conversation with his former club boss has made him start believing. Mount said: 'Thomas called me up. 'He called me and he said that he's calling a lot of players and just wanted to catch up. 'I don't know how many players he probably called, 40 or 50 maybe. 'But it was good to see his face, good to catch up with him, good to speak to him. 'He looked in loads of energy, like I remember, and was bang up for the new role. 'I could see he was very excited and it was obviously good to catch up with him and speak to him and see what he was preparing.' Mount agreed that Tuchel's appointment as Southgate's successor had been a genuine boost for him after two years of toil and frustration. The Cobham product's hopes of making a mark at United after his £55m move went south with injuries restricting him to just 13 Prem starts in his first two seasons in red. But United boss Ruben Amorim has paid a number of glowing tributes, describing him as 'a player who does everything right - so he will always have the support of everyone at the club' and suggesting: 'Even five minutes of Mason Mount is perfect.' Now he has managers who will publicly rate him for both club and country - with Mount's personal relationship with the German a strong one. Mount added: 'I played quite a bit under him. We won the Champions League, so that's a positive. 'But with England it's totally different now. 'The competition with places, the amount of people he can pick, it's a bit different than club football. 'So it doesn't go hand in hand. He said to me, 'there's no guarantees, even though you played for me'. 4 4 'But it gives you more, you want to push even more to be able to be back in the squad. So it was really good to speak to him.' And the prospect of wearing the white shirt again, in the USA next summer, has already got Mount thinking. He said: 'As a player, you always want to play for your country. It's such a big honour. 'Any opportunity that you get to put that shirt on is amazing. 'I've had 36 appearances for England, so I know what it means to be able to play for your country. 'I'd love to have that opportunity again. happened last season. 'So, looking at that first for sure and see what happens at the end of the season.'
BBC News
7 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
No England guarantee for Mount despite Tuchel chat
Manchester United's Mason Mount has spoken to his old boss Thomas Tuchel about his international aims but knows their shared history is no guarantee of an England delivered the brilliant defence-splitting pass to Kai Havertz that led to the German scoring the winner for Tuchel's Chelsea against Manchester City in the 2021 Champions League is the high point of Tuchel's managerial career, in which he has won 11 trophies, including the shortened version of Fifa's Club World has now been given the job of eclipsing that by guiding England to World Cup must feel a long way off for Mount, who won the most recent of his 36 caps in the World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in December his £55m move to United in 2023, the 26-year-old has spent most of the time battling injury and poor Tuchel still took the time to get in touch with Mount after he had been confirmed as Gareth Southgate's successor."He called me, said he's calling a lot of players and just wanted to catch up," said Mount."I don't know how many players he called, 40 or 50 maybe. But it was good to see his face, good to catch up with him and good to speak to him."He looked like he had loads of energy, like I remember, and was bang up for the new role. He was very excited and it was good to see what he was preparing."Mount's most recent England call-up was in March 2023 but he had to pull out for fitness reasons."It's such a big honour to play for your country," said Mount. "Any opportunity you get to put that shirt on is amazing and I'd love to have that opportunity again."But I think with England it's totally different now because of the amount of people he can pick."He said to me 'there's no guarantees, even though you played for me'. But you want to push even more to get back into the squad."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hurt at Europa League defeat lingered
Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount says the pain of last season's Europa League final defeat by Tottenham lingered well into the summer. Mount started the final in Bilbao but, like many of his team-mates, failed to have a significant impact on the game as Spurs won thanks to a deflected Brennan Johnson effort. The result condemned United to only their second season without European football in 35 years following their 15th-placed Premier League finish, their worst performance since the 1973-74 relegation campaign. "It took some time, that's for sure," said Mount, speaking at the club's pre-season training camp in Chicago. "You're just thinking about little things in the game. I started, so it was like: 'What could I have done in that situation?' Or: 'Could I have made that pass better?' "You would drive yourself crazy, looking into loads of detail, but it hurts. The whole season hurt."
