I Won’t Dwell On Failed Chelsea Transfer – Lamine Camara

Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara has finally addressed his collapsed transfer to Chelsea on deadline day. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Reflecting on the confusion on the final day of the transfer window, Camara insisted that he remains fully focused on his current club, even though his agent has publicly criticised the handling of the situation.

The Frenchman added that he is fully focused on looking forward rather than dwelling on the past.

His words, “It’s true that it was a hectic moment, but as you know, that is part of being a professional footballer. I tried to be professional and not think too much about it.

Did I want to leave? That makes you think that I wasn’t living in the present with the team. There was the possibility [of me joining Chelsea].

At the last minute, it didn’t happen […] if another chance [to leave for a big club] doesn’t come up, it is because I threw in the towel or didn’t work hard enough.

Football moves quickly and maybe other chances will come. For now, I am focused on what I can bring and on the season at Monaco.

We have to get out of this logic where the African player can sometimes give the feeling that he is just a commodity: you buy it, you set its price, you negotiate its future and, too often, your will seems to go to the background.

Our African players deserve respect. The respect of their work. The respect of their career. Respecting their ambitions. The respect of their voices.

A transfer shouldn’t just be a matter of two clubs and numbers. Behind every contract, there’s a man, a career, dreams and life choices.”