Chelsea faces competition from Lamine Camara

The London team was very close to closing their signing on the last day of the transfer window

Mario Roldán Martínez | 18 Sep 2026 | 16.30
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Lamine Camara, a 22-year-old midfielder from Monaco, reappears in the Premier League transfer market after Liverpool communicated their interest to the player and the French club for 2027, following the failure of his transfer to Chelsea on the last day of the market. There is currently no offer from the Reds, but the scenario sets the stage for a new dispute for the Senegalese international.

Lamine Camara, Liverpool's Target for 2027

Liverpool had already made moves around the operation during the summer transfer window closure. According to Ben Jacobs, the club contacted Camara's representatives and Monaco to ask them to wait, mentioning a possible return for him in 2027.

The situation does not equate to an active negotiation. David Ornstein explained that Camara was Liverpool's first choice for the midfield position if Alexis Mac Allister had left Anfield, while Curtis Jones' departure to Inter created a vacancy in the squad.

Camara has started the season as a regular starter for Monaco. In four Ligue 1 matches, he has 360 minutes, one goal, and one assist, after finishing the 2025/26 season with 3 goals and 4 assists in 24 league games.

His contract with Monaco runs until June 2029, with market value estimations around 39.1 million euros on Flashscore and 41 million on Sofascore.

Chelsea Maintains a Central Role in the Operation

Chelsea was the club closest to securing Camara's signing. 'The Blues' reached an agreement with Monaco for 47 million pounds, and the player even underwent a medical, but Monaco withdrew their approval after initially accepting the deal.

The move was linked to Enzo Fernandez's departure to Manchester City for 125 million pounds. Chelsea needed to fill that midfield position and had previously submitted an offer of 38.5 million pounds, which was rejected before reaching the agreement of 47 million.

Camara later explained that there was a real possibility of leaving Monaco, but the transfer did not materialize, and his priority shifted to the season with the French club. With a contract until 2029, the club has the flexibility to decide when to negotiate his departure.

Liverpool, therefore, starts from a different position than Chelsea: they have shown interest but have not yet made an economic proposal. The latest information places Camara among the options the club is considering for 2027, with the January market as a possibility depending on the team's needs in the first half of the season.

The next step will be to determine whether Liverpool turns that initial contact for Lamine Camara into a formal move during the January 2027 window or keeps the operation for the summer, while Chelsea also has reasons to re-enter the race for the player they almost signed in September.

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