Joe Cole has backed Mason Mount to flourish under the guidance of Frank Lampard at Chelsea.
Mount has returned to the club following a successful loan spell at Derby County last season, where he played, somewhat ironically, under Lampard.
And Cole, now a technical academy coach at the club, believes Mount, who has been a regular for the Blues in pre-season, is a player who is going places.
“Mason Mount is a top player. He’s produced the goods on loan in Holland [with Vitesse] and in England [with Derby],” Cole told talkSPORT .
“Every challenge he’s had he’s met. For me that’s a sign that a player is going to go places. Every time a question is asked of him, he performs.
“You’ve got to take your chance if you’re a young lad. It might be five or ten minutes, that’s the nature of the beast.
“You get the feeling if Mason gets the nod he will produce.”
