Lamine Camara #08 of Senegal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I match between Senegal and Iraq at Toronto Stadium. on June 26, 2026 in Toronto, Canada.
Lamine Camara #08 of Senegal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I match between Senegal and Iraq at Toronto Stadium. on June 26, 2026 in Toronto, Canada.
Liverpool’s midfield took another hit during the international break, and Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele believes it could shape the club’s transfer plans.
Dominik Szoboszlai was substituted in the 69th minute of the 3-1 win at Crystal Palace after hurting his right knee late in the first half. Hungary have since described the problem as a knee sprain.
The Hungarian federation said on Tuesday that Szoboszlai has had the required medical examinations and will stay with the squad. A decision on whether he plays against Georgia on Saturday will come at the last moment.
Szoboszlai had already missed five Liverpool games this season after returning from the previous international break with a hamstring problem.
Ryan Gravenberch has been out with a heel injury. He missed the Champions League defeat at Fenerbahce and the trip to Selhurst Park, and the Netherlands left him out of their squad.
Andoni Iraola described the situation as “a day-to-day thing” and “a matter of pain”.
Trey Nyoni has stepped in. The 19-year-old made his first Premier League start in the 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal on November 1 and completed 53 of 55 passes in 59 minutes.
Three days later, Nyoni scored his first Liverpool goal in the 3-2 defeat at Fenerbahce.
“It is new to me, playing this many games,” he said before the Palace match.
Liverpool sold Curtis Jones to Inter Milan for £30m in August and did not sign a replacement. Steele now says the club’s attention may turn to Lamine Camara.
Steele described the Monaco midfielder as “a name that just won’t go away”.
“Lamine Camara is a name that just won’t go away,” Steele said on Anfield Index Youtube channel. “And even Chelsea sources I’ve spoken to believe Liverpool may have a deal in place with the player.”
He added: “With Szoboszlai and Gravenberch picking up injuries, Trey Nyoni being brilliant but only 19, you do wonder if this is one Ward could bring forward.”
Camara is a familiar name at Anfield. Chelsea agreed a £47m deal for the 22-year-old on deadline day, but Monaco pulled out late on.
Ben Jacobs reported that Liverpool told Monaco and Camara they could return for him in 2027. Jacobs said Liverpool did not interfere in the Chelsea deal.
Monaco are reportedly seeking around £50m for a January sale. Earlier reports put the price at £60m.
Liverpool return to action at home to Manchester United on November 22.
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