Mount played under Lampard at Derby County in the championship last season and impressed as the Rams made it all the way to the play-off final where they were beaten by Aston Villa.
Following Lampard’s appointment as Chelsea manager in the summer, the club’s transfer ban has afforded Mount an opportunity to stake a place in the Blues’ starting eleven and he has grabbed it with both arms.
The 20-year-old has started all three of Chelsea’s Premier League games so far and grabbed his second goal of the campaign against Norwich City last time out, leading to calls of being included in Gareth Southgate’s squad for upcoming games against Bulgaria and Kosovo in the qualifiers for EURO 2020.
Mount has previously made Gareth Southgate’s 23-man squad for UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain in October last year but failed to get playing time.
Lampard however believes Mount’s impressive start to the season means another call-up is not too far away.
"I've said it a lot last year. Being called up for his country, that's hopefully going to come pretty soon again," Lampard said of Mount.
"He can go absolutely to the top. He's impressed me. He had another step on in pre-season.
"At Derby, he was great. But that's one thing. Coming to Chelsea, with the competition he's got in midfield and the expectation level that comes with it, is another thing.
"I keep going on about his character. For me, it's such a big percentage of the package and he has all of that and he has the quality. Intelligent players who have that talent are really great to work with.
"I don't want to heap expectation on him. But I will tell him that every day because I feel it, and when someone's humble and hard-working like him, it doesn't matter. You can tell them because it will never stop his drive or his hunger.
"He's not a boy that wants the razzmatazz of it all, he just wants to be a top player for Chelsea and then England and I believe he can be. It's the way his family have brought him up. He is a pleasure to work with."
