Camara's £47.1m move from Monaco to Chelsea collapses

Lamine Camara will be staying at Monaco after the Senegal midfielder's £47.1m move to Chelsea collapsed.

The 22-year-old had already completed a medical with Chelsea but his switch fell through shortly after the 23:00 BST deadline.

They had two bids rejected by the Ligue 1 side before Monaco eventually lowered their asking price when Folarin Balogun's move to Everton came into renewed doubt.

Chelsea made their move for Camara in an attempt to bolster midfield options with Enzo Fernandez closing in on a joint-British transfer record £125m switch to Manchester City.

They had also held talks with Roma's Manu Kone and another unnamed Premier League option.

One of the club's aims this summer was to emerge from the transfer window with a stronger squad despite selling Fernandez to a direct rival.

Chelsea believe they have achieved that after signing Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa in a club-record £117m deal, centre-back Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace and, most recently, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa.

The club have also recruited strikers Emmanuel Emegha and Danny Welbeck, winger Geovany Quenda, midfielders Jordan Henderson and Valentin Barco, as well as full-backs Marco Palestra and Pep Chavarria.

Alonso's side have won all three of their matches this season, beating Fulham and Brighton in the Premier League, and have also reached the third round of the Carabao Cup with victory over Luton Town.