Like Folarin Balogun or Maghnes Akliouche, the door is not hermetically closed for Lamine Camara on the Rock by Tuesday evening, but AS Monaco’s position remains clear: the 22-year-old player will not leave below a valuation set at 50 million euros. A true barometer of Monegasque play last season (1 goal, 4 assists in 30 appearances) and author of a very interesting start to the year, the Senegalese international (30 caps, 4 goals) is under contract until June 2029.
A meteoric rise which delights as much as it worries his new coach, Filipe Luís. The Brazilian technician is full of praise for the former Messin, considering him quite simply as “one of the best midfielders in the world” : “Of everything I observed, there was one player who caught my attention: Lamine Camara. I have never seen anything like this from him in my 20 year career. He’s a very different type of player than anything I’ve seen so far. »he explained again last weekend.
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But retaining the 22-year-old nugget promises to be more than perilous. If Crystal Palace has already drawn up an offer and Liverpool is keeping an eye on the file, it is another Premier League big name who has decided to strike hard. According to our information, Chelsea, who had checked the name of the former Messin for several weeks, have concretely accelerated in recent hours. Timing directly linked to the almost confirmed departure of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for an amount exceeding €140 million.
To compensate for this XXL departure, Blues coach Xabi Alonso was quick to gather personal information about Camara, his personality and his ability to immediately impose himself in an environment like Stamford Bridge. For his part, if the player feels perfectly fulfilled in the Principality, he is absolutely not insensitive to this concrete approach of the London club. While ASM wishes to confirm the sales of Balogun and/or Camara by Tuesday evening, the British offensive is timely, especially since no other club has yet made concrete progress on the player in recent days, starting with Liverpool.
Although no amount has yet been formally transmitted, discussions have begun and negotiations could move very quickly: the leaders of Chelsea, Monaco and the player’s entourage are all currently present on the Rock. A final agreement could therefore be reached in the next 48 hours. But be careful, this transfer window is unpredictable and a surprise or twist in this matter cannot be ruled out.
