Mason Mount, Manchester United’s new signing, has been praised for refusing to autograph shirts after being harassed by so-called “fans.”
Mount made his debut for the Red Devils in a 2-0 pre-season friendly win over Leeds United in Oslo on Wednesday, after joining for £55 million from Chelsea and inheriting Cristiano Ronaldo’s famed No.7 shirt.
Erik ten Hag outlined Mount’s role in his plans ahead of kickoff, telling MUTV: “I am confident he will contribute to Manchester United’s success because he is a quality player.”
“In midfield, you must attack while also defending.” He will add dynamism to our game. We require more dynamism in the midfield.”
A video showing Mount being disturbed by a bunch of people holding shirts for him to sign has gone viral on social media.
The particular location is unknown, but Mount is approached by members of the public in a car park in pitch black conditions while wearing his United tracksuit.
Mount instantly responds, “You know I ain’t signing it” and “Sorry lads” as he walks away, much to the chagrin of those who had waited for him.
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They beg the England international to sign, but he refuses, saying, “I haven’t signed for the last three days, so I don’t know why you lot keep coming back.”
However, United fans have backed Mount’s choice not to sign his autograph and believe the people in the video were merely trying to make money rather than being genuine supporters.
Fans Reactions?
“Go on Mason lad,” one said.
A second wrote: “Extremely weird to follow a footballer like that.”
A third opined: “This is one reason why you see clips of players just walking past crowds going into hotels etc.”
A fourth stated: “The account filming is called Icons 4 U. We all know why they’re chasing people for signatures.”
Another had the same view, writing: “See it OT every week same faces trying to get signatures and then flog them on the internet. Well done Mase.”
A fifth fumed: “This is so cringe, grown men begging for an autograph and also doing it in a really uncomfortable and intrusive way. It’s clearly to sell on and rip off real fans. Fair play to Mason for rejecting them, can’t be having that especially in his personal space.
A final user agreed: “This is not only embarrassing from these signature touts following him in a car park in the dark to get a shirt signed but also scary too…. I think Mase handled this very well & I completely agree with him.”
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