Liverpool could "accelerate" interest" in £40m midfielder and sign him on the cheap - journalist

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Liverpool could potentially sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara for less than has previously been reported, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke. The 22-year-old has been one of the players mentioned as a midfield option for the Reds in the summer transfer window, having stood out as one of the best players in his position in Ligue 1.

It has been claimed that Camara could be available for £56m, as Monaco look to make a hefty sum of money on an influential player. But now, speaking to Football Insider, O’Rourke has said that Liverpool could push harder to sign the Senegalese this summer, possibly signing him for around £40m instead: “I don’t think he will cost a huge fee.

Let’s see what happens with any potential exits at Anfield, and then maybe then they might accelerate their interest in somebody like Camara.” Lamine Camara or Adam Wharton for Liverpool this summer? The Monaco man has averaged 2.3 tackles and 1,5 interceptions per game in Ligue 1 this season, highlighting his off-the-ball quality, and he has also chipped in with seven goal contributions in the competition, being lauded by scout Jacek Kulig earlier this season: “Lamine Camara recorded the most interceptions (4) and duels won (8) in Monaco vs PSG.