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Crystal Palace’s €50 million Camara Bid Rejected by Monaco

8/13/2026

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Crystal Palace's verbal €50 million (£42.5 million) bid for Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara was rejected.
The offer, reportedly over £35 million—a potential club record—targeted the 22-year-old Senegal international who joined Monaco for €15 million in 2024.
Palace will travel to Freiburg for a final pre-season friendly before opening the Premier League away at Everton on 22 August.

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Crystal Palace's verbal €50 million (£42.5 million) bid for Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara was rejected.
The offer, reportedly over £35 million—a potential club record—targeted the 22-year-old Senegal international who joined Monaco for €15 million in 2024.
Palace will travel to Freiburg for a final pre-season friendly before opening the Premier League away at Everton on 22 August.