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Chelsea agree £47.1m deal to sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara

Chelsea agreed a £47.1m deal to sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara, who will undergo a medical after Enzo Fernandez completes his £125m move to Manchester City.

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Chelsea agreed a £47.1m deal to sign 22-year-old midfielder Lamine Camara from Monaco. [1] The French transfer market closed on September 1 at 11:59 CDMX time, meaning Ligue 1 teams can no longer register new players. [2] Mexican midfielder Erik Lira will remain with Cruz Azul after his transfer to AS Monaco collapsed due to a missed registration deadline. [3] Manchester City officially announced the signing of Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea on the morning of September 2, 2026, in Jakarta time. [4] Manchester City reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign the 25-year-old player for a transfer fee of 125 million pounds sterling, which is approximately 3 trillion Indonesian Rupiah. [5] Camara is set to undergo a medical after Chelsea complete the sale of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City, a transfer that matched the British record fee of £125m. [6] Chelsea believe the deal for Camara, who offers a different profile from Fernandez, will help maintain the strength of new manager Xabi Alonso's squad, and the club aims to finish the transfer window with a stronger squad despite selling Fernandez. [7] Chelsea had been reluctant to pay Monaco's asking price but were believed to have dropped their demands when Folarin Balogun's move from Monaco to Everton came into renewed doubt. [8] Erik Lira had agreed to terms and was eager to move to France, but the lack of available quota spots at Monaco was the main obstacle to his transfer. [9] Lamine Camara has received authorization to travel to London to undergo a medical examination as part of the transfer process. [10] AS Monaco failed to free a non-EU player spot before the French market transfer deadline on September 1, preventing the registration of Erik Lira. [11] The transfer deal was valued at approximately eight million euros plus about three million in variable payments. [12]
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  1. Chelsea agreed a £47.1m deal to sign 22-year-old midfielder Lamine Camara from Monaco. · BBC Sport
  2. The French transfer market closed on September 1 at 11:59 CDMX time, meaning Ligue 1 teams can no longer register new players. · Excélsior
  3. Mexican midfielder Erik Lira will remain with Cruz Azul after his transfer to AS Monaco collapsed due to a missed registration deadline. · El Imparcial
  4. Manchester City officially announced the signing of Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea on the morning of September 2, 2026, in Jakarta time. · Republika Online
  5. Manchester City reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign the 25-year-old player for a transfer fee of 125 million pounds sterling, which is approximately 3 trillion Indonesian Rupiah. · Republika Online
  6. Camara is set to undergo a medical after Chelsea complete the sale of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City, a transfer that matched the British record fee of £125m. · BBC Sport
  7. Chelsea believe the deal for Camara, who offers a different profile from Fernandez, will help maintain the strength of new manager Xabi Alonso's squad, and the club aims to finish the transfer window with a stronger squad despite selling Fernandez. · BBC Sport
  8. Chelsea had been reluctant to pay Monaco's asking price but were believed to have dropped their demands when Folarin Balogun's move from Monaco to Everton came into renewed doubt. · BBC Sport
  9. Erik Lira had agreed to terms and was eager to move to France, but the lack of available quota spots at Monaco was the main obstacle to his transfer. · Excélsior
  10. Lamine Camara has received authorization to travel to London to undergo a medical examination as part of the transfer process. · Excélsior
  11. AS Monaco failed to free a non-EU player spot before the French market transfer deadline on September 1, preventing the registration of Erik Lira. · El Imparcial
  12. The transfer deal was valued at approximately eight million euros plus about three million in variable payments. · El Imparcial
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