Chelsea agree £47m Lamine Camara deal: Blues make dramatic late move to secure Enzo Fernandez replacement – after Monaco lowered price with Folarin Balogun’s Everton move in doubt

Chelsea have dramatically agreed a £47.2million deal to sign Monaco’s 22-year-old midfielder Lamine Camara as a replacement for the Manchester City-bound Enzo Fernandez.Just hours after agreeing to sell the Argentine midfielder for a joint-record British transfer fee of £125m, the Blues made their move with less than two hours of deadline day remaining.That breakthrough followed Monaco’s proposed sale of Folarin Balogun to Everton meeting last-minute complications. Chelsea had already seen two bids worth £38.5m and £42.9m turned down for Camara earlier in the day. They remained in a race against the clock before the 11pm deadline.The Senegalese international will sign a six-year deal with the option of a one-year extension. City leaving their club-to-club negotiations for Fernandez until the final two days of the window had left Chelsea with limited time to secure their own signing. Chelsea have dramatically agreed a £47.2million deal to sign Monaco’s 22-year-old midfielder Lamine Camara The Blues have been in need of midfield reinforcements amid injuries to the likes of Moises Caicedo and Jordan Henderson, even before Fernandez’s departure.Reece James and Malo Gusto have both played in midfield in the opening weeks of the season, with Romeo Lavia fit and Valentin Barco used as a substitute. Follow all the latest deadline day news and deals with Daily Mail Sport’s live blog HERE