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Mount shrugs off Barcelona & Real Madrid transfer claims of former team-mate

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has shrugged off claims from former Vitesse team-mate Mitchell van Bergen suggesting that he could become a transfer target for Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The 20-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence over the course of the last 12 months.

A season-long loan spell at Derby last season allowed the youngster to get regular game time in English football under the guidance of Frank Lampard.

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He is now working under the same coach at Stamford Bridge, with greater emphasis being placed on youth as those at Stamford Bridge work under the constraints of a transfer ban.