Mason Mount has admitted that he didn't think Lionel Messi's quotes predicting the Chelsea youngster to potentially become one of the best footballers around were real at first.
In March last year, Barcelona star and six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi picked Mount among his 15 brightest stars of the future, before he said: 'Having watched him play he has the potential to be one of the best.'
And Mount - who was enjoying a brilliant breakthrough season at Chelsea at the time - has since reacted to Messi's inspiring comments, claiming he initially had doubts about the statement.