Lamine Camara’s aborted Monaco exit to Chelsea, and two conflicting versions | OneFootball

According to Nice-Matin, Lamine Camara’s move from Monaco to Chelsea collapsed in frantic deadline day hours, with conflicting accounts. He remains a Monaco player.

Expecting to sell Folarin Balogun to Everton, Monaco first shut the door on Camara. When the American’s medical threatened that deal, Chelsea’s 55 million bid was entertained and Camara was told he could join.

Afterwards, director general Thiago Scuro allegedly went silent and Camara’s camp judged the move off, bolstered by indications Balogun could still sign for Everton. Scuro is accused of not signing paperwork to extend the deadline to finalise the transfer, and of reneging.

Another dispute concerns whether player and club truly wished to continue together. Officially, Monaco’s line was to keep him and that he wanted to stay, with Scuro saying they spoke on Tuesday morning. Privately, he is accused of bending the truth and frustration in Camara’s camp has grown after the U-turn.

Camara is ready to play and is expected to start in Paris on Friday at 21:05. Although the windows in Türkiye and Saudi Arabia remain open, he is unlikely to leave this summer and a switch to those leagues is not envisaged, the report said.

Source: Nice-Matin

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