After the season ends on Sunday, the 24-year-old is rumored to have reached a personal contract with United as Erik ten Hag solidifies his plan for a summer roster makeover.
The west London club and their two-time Player of the Season have had numerous conversations, but they have been unable to come to an agreement on a new contract for their academy product.
Currently, Mount is one of the lowest paid players in the Blues' first squad, earning an estimated 75,0000 per week under his contract.
However, Mount is alleged to have preferred a move away from Stamford Bridge despite Chelsea offering him fresh terms that would have paid him up to 200,000 per week.
Despite a gap in expectations over Mount's price between the two teams, according to The Times, United are growing more optimistic about landing the midfielder.
As Mail Sport revealed earlier in the week, Chelsea values their player at about 85 million, while United's management believes the price to be closer to 55 million.
Chelsea is hesitant to part with Mount, who has just one year left on his contract and represents a pure financial gain for the team, but they anticipate a trade to be reached.
After negotiations went on for over a year, tensions have grown between the England star and his club.
The Blues were prepared to provide their player a lucrative one-year deal in order to have a more in-depth conversation with less time constraints, but this was flatly rejected.
The Chelsea upper management suspected that Mount using Neil Fewings from Roof as a middleman was a clue that the midfielder was exploring moving to the north-east, where Fewings has strong contacts. As a result, tension increased.
Insiders at Chelsea claim that Mount has relied on his agents to handle the negotiations instead of speaking with the team directly.
The club is willing to let Mount's contract expire if offers are deemed inadequate during the forthcoming window, so there is still a remote possibility that he may stay and help Mauricio Pochettino take over as head coach in 2019.
With teammates Ben Chilwell and Reece James, Mount is relaxing in Barcelona after a demanding season.
The athlete has had trouble because of a lingering injury and a decline in form throughout Chelsea's turbulent season.
Due to a surgical operation, Mount was unable to finish the season, but he was present for the season's last game, where he participated in an emotional "lap of appreciation" for what might have been the last time at Stamford Bridge.
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