Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro has explained why Chelsea's Deadline Day move for Lamine Camera collapsed, and how it was affected by Everton's failed move for team-mate Folarin Balogun. The Ligue 1 side had made it clear keeping the midfielder was "our priority" despite approaches by "several clubs" over the summer and Chelsea, "always testing and trying".
Liverpool are reportedly planning to replace Alexis Mac Allister with Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara after holding initial talks. The Reds seemingly didn’t make a new midfielder one of their priorities for this transfer window, but it seems plans are already in place for changes in that position next year. That’s according to a report from […] The post Contact made: Liverpool already planning transfer to replace star with 151 appearances appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Newcastle commentator Matthew Raisbeck has praised the Magpies' recruitment team for a positive end to the transfer window despite an initially turbulent summer for the club. "It's nice to not have the drama and the anxiety and disappointment of last year's summer transfer window," he told BBC Radio Newcastle. "It's been a relatively straightforward day for Newcastle and a rather positive end to the window as well which maybe at one point in the summer we wouldn't have seen coming."
All summer Andoni Iraola has said he will be "comfortable" come the start of September, when the transfer window is over and he has certainty over his squad. Senior figures said from the outset this was never going to be a transfer window like last summer, when the club spent a then record £415m under Arne Slot and broke the British transfer record twice by signing Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. Last summer, Liverpool also made £188m from selling players such as Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah - and they ended the window with a net spend of £227m.
Chelsea transfer target Lamine Camara was reportedly left fuming with his club Monaco as his Deadline Day move to Stamford Bridge collapsed. The Senegal international looked close to making the move to Chelsea, with Fabrizio Romano even declaring ‘here we go’ for a potential €55m deal. However, Monaco later pulled the plug in a surprise […] The post €55m star fuming with club for blocking dream Chelsea transfer appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Chelsea are understood to be targeting a move for Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Barrios as an alternative to Monaco’s Lamine Camara. The Blues notably came close to signing Camara on Deadline Day, only to be left furious with Monaco as they cancelled the deal at the last minute. Chelsea will now switch their focus to […] The post Sources: Chelsea expected to pursue Arsenal transfer target as Lamine Camara alternative appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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