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]