Chelsea is surely the major player in the summer transfer window in recent years. And if there was competition this year in the Premier League with Manchester City and Tottenham who spent lavishly, the Blues kept their control of the famous deadline day, with one last blow completed. Indeed, according to our information, Chelsea reached an agreement at the last minute with AS Monaco for the transfer of Lamine Camara.
After an initial offer of €45 million was rejected earlier in the day, Chelsea initially seemed to put this matter on hold. Because he had made French midfielder Manu Koné his priority. The London club has fallen on a bone, since AS Roma, which has ambitions in Serie A this season, preferred, at the request of its coach Gasperini, to veto it. At the same time, the Blues sealed the departure of Enzo Fernandez, with an astronomical transfer of €145 million.
Chelsea did not give up
It was therefore necessary to find a replacement on the gong, and Chelsea insisted in turn on the two files, Manu Koné and Lamine Camara. However, AS Monaco was much more of a seller than Roma, but not at any price. Chelsea slightly increased their first offer, reaching €50 million. New refusal from the Principality club, which however has not completely closed the door.
And it was still later that Chelsea sent the proposal which made Monaco give in, to the delight of Lamine Camara, ready to don the blue tunic. The 22-year-old midfielder had nothing against the idea of continuing on the Rock, but the lure of the Premier League was still strong. He will therefore a priori go to London to add a little more to Chelsea’s copious squad.
Coming from FC Metz in the summer of 2024, Lamine Camara (22 years old) quickly became essential for AS Monaco. The Senegalese midfielder who quickly formed a formidable pair with Denis Zakaria in the midfield has 6 goals and 11 assists in 75 matches with the Asemists. From now on, it is on the Chelsea side that he will display all his talent.
