Meet Mason Mount: Chelsea's Lampard-loving loanee taking the Eredivisie by storm

The 19-year-old midfielder has been making huge waves at Vitesse in his debut professional season and looks set for a bight future at Stamford Bridge

Mason Mount is not afraid to make difficult decisions. He was only a kid when presented with the chance to join Portsmouth, Southampton or Chelsea.

Pompey were his local team; his favourite team. They were the easy option. Southampton, meanwhile, were not only renowned for nurturing young talent, they were also nearby. Chelsea, by contrast, were based in London and the standard at Stamford Bridge was dauntingly high.

"When I went on trial at Chelsea, it was like a year ahead of me," Mount explains in an exclusive interview . "Their players were much better, the competition was much more intense and you could tell that it was different.