Chelsea target Lamine Camara breaks silence on dramatic collapse of £47m deadline-day move to Xabi Alonso’s side

Monaco’s Lamine Camara has insisted that he has ‘turned the page’ after his £47.2million move to Chelsea dramatically collapsed minutes after the window closed on deadline day.Chelsea thought they had secured the 22-year-old Senegal midfielder with less than two hours of deadline day remaining, having agreed a £47.2m deal. However, in an eventful twist, the Blues were left stunned and furious when Monaco then went back on their word.Chelsea sources told Daily Mail Sport at the time that the two clubs had reached a full, written, club-to-club agreement for Camara to join. Yet when Monaco renegotiated their transfer of Folarin Balogun to Everton, Chelsea were told that the six-year deal with the option of a one-year extension for Camara was being withdrawn. Insiders at Stamford Bridge described it as a deeply unprofessional way for another club to conduct business.Camara appeared to be keen to draw a line under the situation ahead of Monaco’s match against Strasbourg on Saturday. He said: ‘There was a possibility I could leave. It didn’t go through at the last minute and that’s part of football.’I’ve turned the page and am focusing on the season.’ Monaco’s Lamine Camara (right) has insisted that he has ‘turned the page’ after a £47.2million move to Chelsea dramatically collapsed minutes after the window closed on deadline dayThe Blues had sanctioned the joint-record British transfer of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m on deadline day, but did so without having their own replacement at the ready.Chelsea spent their deadline day chasing Camara, seeing two bids worth £38.5m and £42.9m turned down earlier in the day before having a third accepted. And Chelsea sources added they had the opportunity to stop Fernandez from joining City after they learned of the U-turn on Camara – but they had given their word to their Premier League counterparts and, unlike Monaco, they honoured it.Monaco have won their first three Ligue 1 fixtures of the season and sit second to Rennes in the table, with a game in hand, heading into the weekend.’I can help the team a lot,’ the Senegal international Camara added.’Football moves fast. Maybe other opportunities will come along. But for now, I’m staying focused on the season with Monaco.’