Chelsea don finalise agreement to sign Lamine Camara from Monaco for £47m. The 22-year-old midfielder go sign six-year contract with option for one more year, but medical still dey pending as at the time of report. Monaco don already reject £38.5m bid from Chelsea earlier on Deadline Day. Now the two clubs don reach compromise for the deal to go through.
This move dey come as Chelsea prepare to lose their record signing Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City. The Argentine midfielder don agree to join City for £125m, a deal wey go match the British record transfer fee wey Liverpool pay for Alexander Isak last year. Chelsea go make £18m profit from the sale, because dem sign Enzo for £107m three-and-a-half years ago.
Camara don spend the last two years at Monaco, wey im join from Metz in 2024. The Senegal international dey expected to take the squad spot wey Enzo go vacate. Chelsea don also been considering other options like Roma‘s Manu Kone, and dem still dey look at midfielders for the Premier League as backup.
For other transfer news, Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez don complete season-long loan move to Serie A side Como. Sanchez don lose im position for Stamford Bridge after Emi Martinez join from Aston Villa. Meanwhile, midfielder Dario Essugo don also go on loan to sister club Strasbourg for the season. Hull City bin dey interested for Essugo but e choose Strasbourg instead.
Striker Deivid Washington don complete permanent transfer to Strasbourg. Washington sign from Santos for £17.1m three years ago, but e only play three matches for Chelsea. Forward Dujuan Richards don go Wimbledon on season-long loan as well. And for Celtic, Chelsea striker Shim Mheuka don arrive Glasgow ahead of im loan move. Celtic still dey work to finalise deal for Chelsea left-back Landon Emenalo too.
