It will "be easier" for Liverpool to sign €55m ace in January than for Chelsea

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There has been a groundswell of reports linking Liverpool to AS Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara since the close of the summer transfer window. Liverpool could wind up being the major beneficiaries of Chelsea’s collapsed move to sign Camara on Deadline Day by signing him in January, with several reliable reporters reporting on their interest in a 2027 move to bring him to Anfield.

Ben Jacobs now reports that it might be easier for Liverpool to sign Camara in January than for Chelsea, who will want to sign him for less than the €55m fee agreed with Monaco before the deal collapsed. Jacobs reports: “Lamine Camara and Liverpool may be a bit easier than Lamine Camara and Chelsea because Liverpool still have a relationship with Monaco, and they may be prepared to go a little higher in number if they choose to move.

“Even though the player would still be open to joining Chelsea, if Chelsea return for Lamine Camara it will likely be on lower terms, and it remains to be seen whether Monaco will play ball on that.” [?] NEW: Lamine Camara and Liverpool may be a bit easier than Lamine Camara and Chelsea because Liverpool still have a relationship with Monaco, and they may be prepared to go a little higher in number if they choose to move. The Spaniard has brought attacking football back to Anfield after the doldrums of Arne Slot’s second season with Liverpool.