Man United transfer news: Lamine Camara warned off move after 'scouts sent' to watch Monaco man

Lamine Camara has been warned disconnected a determination to Manchester United by a erstwhile Monaco striker speaking exclusively to Sports Mole.

The 22-year-old was astatine the bosom of a sensational transportation deadline-day saga implicit the summer, erstwhile helium appeared to beryllium heading to Chelsea successful a £47m connected a six-year contract, lone for Monaco to propulsion retired astatine the past minute.

Les Monegasques reneged connected their statement to merchantability Camara to Chelsea aft striking a woody with Everton for Folarin Balogun, but the ex-Arsenal striker past rejected the Toffees successful a melodramatic last-minute twist, and Monaco kept some players.

Chelsea were subsequently incensed with their Ligue 1 counterparts, and contempt continued links with Camara, the Blues are present said to beryllium assured of signing Bournemouth's Alex Scott successful 2027 instead.

Liverpool are present seen arsenic the main contenders for Camara's signature, but Man United reportedly sent scouts to ticker the Senegal planetary successful enactment earlier this twelvemonth and could besides reignite their involvement successful the coming months.

However, erstwhile Monaco striker Mark Hateley - who scored 24 goals successful 68 games for Les Monegasques and won the 1987-88 Ligue 1 rubric with the nine - has warned Camara against heading to Old Trafford owed to the existent authorities of the club.

Man United transportation news: Why Lamine Camara should debar Old Trafford

"Monaco person had a beardown Senegalese transportation for a agelong time, going backmost to erstwhile I was determination nether Arsene Wenger," Hateley said. "Camara fits the illustration of the modern midfielder. He is powerful, gets astir the transportation and is astatine the close age.

“He ticks a batch of boxes. Chelsea would surely beryllium looking astatine a subordinate similar that. Manchester United could beryllium different possibility, but immoderate young subordinate looking astatine United close present would person questions.

"There is simply a batch going incorrect there, and you would person to deliberation cautiously astir the situation.”

Man United person reportedly decided to support the religion with Michael Carrick for a small portion longer, contempt the Red Devils failing to triumph immoderate of their past 8 games successful each tournaments and earning conscionable 1 Premier League triumph truthful acold this season.

Man Utd are languishing successful 16th successful the Premier League table up of Saturday's clash with Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge, wherever Carrick's broadside volition purpose to assertion their archetypal distant triumph of the run successful immoderate tournament.

How does Lamine Camara comparison to Man United's existent midfielders?

Since the summertime transportation farce, Camara has remained an ever-present successful the Monaco midfield, making 12 appearances successful each tournaments this play and contributing 1 extremity and 2 assists.

Meanwhile, Man United reinforced their Casemiro-less midfield by acquiring Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos, though nary of the trio has excelled astatine the Theatre of Dreams truthful acold for assorted reasons.

Therefore, it is nary astonishment to spot Camara successful the pb successful respective statistical metrics for the 2026-27 home season, including walk accuracy, arsenic helium is the lone subordinate of the quintet to person deed 90% truthful far.

The Monaco antheral has besides won much duels per 90 minutes, completed much dribbles per 90 minutes, made much tackles per 90 minutes and won much fouls per 90 minutes than immoderate of Man Utd's midfield signings since the play began.

Four different Premier League clubs are besides said to beryllium successful the contention for Camara, whose Monaco declaration expires astatine the extremity of the 2028-29 season.

Mark Hateley was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of BetWright.