{"product_id":"mason-mount-match-worn-boots-2020-21-chelsea-copy","title":"Mason Mount | Match-Worn Boots | 2020\/21 | Chelsea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Significance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNike Phantom GT Elite boots match-worn by Manchester United number 7 and former England international midfielder, Mason Mount.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch-worn by the player during the 2020\/21 campaign whilst representing Chelsea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certificate of Authenticity, including entry into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/pages\/verify\"\u003eBC Authenticity Verification™\u003c\/a\u003e, our online registry for instant verification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Modifications \u0026amp; Personalisation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right boot features \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“MM19”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e handwritten internally to the heel area, representing Mount’s initials and Chelsea squad number 19.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnlike many of Mount’s boots from other periods of his career, this pair features no external personalised detailing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis absence is consistent with Nike’s temporary suspension of athlete personalisation during the COVID-19 pandemic, which ran from approximately March 2020 until June 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlank internal size labels further signify their bespoke made-to-measure nature and distinguish the pair from commercially produced retail stock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer-Exclusive Construction:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitted with Nike’s SG-Pro soleplate, a configuration not commercially available on the retail Phantom GT Elite model.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pair were produced specifically for elite professional use rather than standard retail distribution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe combination of blank internal sizing, athlete-specific internal identification, and non-retail SG-Pro construction clearly differentiates the boots from commercially available examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOVID-Era Production Significance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pair provide a particularly interesting snapshot of Nike’s elite player footwear production during the COVID-19 period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pair originate from January 2021, during the unusual COVID-era period in which Nike temporarily suspended the application of player identification and personalisation detailing to many sponsored athletes’ boots as part of wider cost-cutting and operational measures, running from March 2020 through until June 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a result, the boots present without the external personalised name and flag detailing typically associated with Mount’s player-issued footwear from other periods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe handwritten\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e “MM19”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003einternal marking therefore becomes an especially important player-specific identifier within a pair that is otherwise visually anonymous externally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector \u0026amp; Investment Significance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rare match-worn Mason Mount pair from his Chelsea career, originating from one of the most unusual periods in modern professional boot production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe combination of COVID-era non-personalised construction, blank internal sizing, handwritten “MM19” identification, and player-exclusive SG-Pro soleplate creates a technically distinctive and historically interesting specification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pair also originate from the 2020\/21 campaign, a hugely significant season in Mount’s Chelsea career in which he became one of the club’s most important young players.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA strong early-career match-worn piece documenting both Mount’s rise at Chelsea and the highly unusual production practices adopted by Nike during the pandemic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certificate of Authenticity, including entry into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/pages\/verify\"\u003eBC Authenticity Verification™\u003c\/a\u003e, our online registry for instant verification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BC Boots UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57865002877310,"sku":null,"price":1125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0025\/8863\/9289\/files\/16A901F2-0014-4647-B29A-09D6EC9B9963.jpg?v=1787060835","url":"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/products\/mason-mount-match-worn-boots-2020-21-chelsea-copy","provider":"BC Boots UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}