Liverpool enter race to sign Chelsea midfield target
September 7, 2026 02:16
According to journalist Ekrem Konur, Liverpool have joined the competition to sign Lamine Camara from AS Monaco. Chelsea had been pursuing the Senegal international on transfer deadline day, but that move fell through at the last moment when Monaco decided not to sell.
The report says Chelsea are unlikely to press a new bid in January. Liverpool are said to be tracking Camara’s performances in Ligue 1 and could make a formal approach when the winter window opens.
KEY CONTEXT
- Lamine Camara is a 22-year-old Senegal international currently contracted to AS Monaco.
- Chelsea attempted to complete the transfer on deadline day but the deal collapsed late on; at one stage Monaco had been prepared to accept about £47m from Chelsea.
- Liverpool sold Curtis Jones and did not replace him with a high-profile midfield signing before the September 1, 2026 deadline.
WHY IT MATTERS
Bringing Camara would address midfield needs highlighted by Jones’s departure and Liverpool’s failure to recruit a marquee replacement this summer. Monaco’s willingness to accept a specified fee previously, and the suggestion they could demand more in January, will be central to any winter negotiations. The situation also alters the wider market dynamic, with at least two Premier League clubs linked to the same player.
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
- Whether Liverpool follow through with a formal January offer, as Konur indicates is possible.
- If Monaco will stick to the previously reported valuation, or raise their asking price for a January sale.
- Whether Chelsea re-enters the race despite reports they are unlikely to renew a proposal.
KEY FACTS
- Source: Ekrem Konur via EyeFootball.
- Player: Lamine Camara, 22, at AS Monaco.
- Chelsea attempted a deadline-day move that collapsed at the last moment.
- Monaco had at one point been ready to accept about £47m for Camara.
- Liverpool are monitoring Camara and could bid in January after selling Curtis Jones and not recruiting a marquee midfielder.