Chelsea star Mason Mount admits he ‘couldn’t get close’ to Liverpool transfer target Thiago

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has opened up about what it was like to play Liverpool transfer target Thiago Alcántara, admitting he “couldn’t get close” to the Bayern Munich star.

The midfield master has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League champions this summer when he has only one year left on his current contract with the Bundesliga giants.

Thiago was the star of Bayern when they beat Chelsea 7-1 on aggregate in the knockout stage of the Champions League on their way to victory in the elite European competition last month.

Mason Mount (left) of Chelsea has opened up to what it was like to play against Thiago Alcantara

Thiago, who has been linked to a signing for Liverpool, won the Champions League with Bayern

Mount, who broke into Chelsea’s first team with Frank Lampard last season, has shed light on the quality of Bayern and Thiago.

‘Bayern have some incredible world-class players … [Robert] Lewandowski, [Joshua] Kimmich and Thiago in midfield, I just couldn’t get close to him, ” he said. Sports bible.

‘They moved the ball around the team very fast. When you face players like that, you think, “How are we going to stop this?”

Thiago was the star of Bayern when they beat Chelsea 7-1 on aggregate in the round of 16 of the competition

‘It was a great moment, it opened my eyes. It made me realize, “This is the next level, this is where you need to be.” And I am determined to work hard and reach that level.

“It was a difficult lesson, but we have learned a lot from that experience and we will come back stronger.”

After comfortably beating Chelsea, Bayern humbled Barcelona 8-2 and then eliminated Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain to complete last season’s hat-trick.