Lamine Camara in as Monaco XI vs OM amid Chelsea talk

Monaco takes on OM this Sunday for the 2nd Ligue 1 matchday with Lamine Camara in the starting XI, according to L'Équipe. The Senegalese midfielder, 22, makes the lineup despite the transfer-market conversations that have put him on Chelsea’s radar.

Camara starts despite Chelsea

With the transfer window closing Tuesday night, the report says Monaco’s sporting direction is pushing to tie up departures to be able to finalize the squad in time. In that plan, the priority is to complete a sale of Folarin Balogun and/or Lamine Camara.

The sales fund incoming deals

L'Équipe also explains that, while the club accelerates outgoing deals, the aim is to generate funds for signings including Farès Ghedjemis (Frosinone) and Erik Lira (Cruz Azul). The outlet adds that both exit cases are, per its information, moving in a positive direction.

For the match itself, Filipe Luis doesn’t go for surprises in the XI: Camara is set to play from the start, even with earlier discussions with Chelsea for this fixture. As an extra piece of context, the article notes Balogun has not appeared on any matchday team sheet since the season began.