Mohamed Camara signs for five seasons with AS Monaco
Mohamed Camara was at the Louis-II stadium on Saturday to watch the match between Monaco and Stade Rennes. He has just passed his medical examination and his arrival was made official this Sunday by the Rocher club.
This is a new stage in the career of a player who has mainly played in the Austrian championship.
Transferred in January 2018 to Salzburg from Malian club AS Real Bamako and after winning the U17 Africa Cup of Nations with Mali in 2017, the 22-year-old Malian was first loaned to the club from FC Liefering, in the Austrian second division.
The following season, he was loaned to TSV Hartberg, before fully blossoming at RB Salzburg from the 2019-20 season.
The midfielder with a more defensive profile than Youssouf Fofana played 79 games there, including fifteen in the Champions League, and won three consecutive national titles.
The fifth recruit of the summer
Having become a Malian international (15 caps) after winning the U20 African Cup of Nations, the midfielder has reinforced an orphan midfield of his best player Aurélien Tchouameni, who left for Real Madrid at the start of the transfer window.
“Mohamed has continued to progress in recent seasons, achieving high-level performances in the championship but also internationally, in the Champions League and with Mali. He has this state of mind turned towards the collective and wins His complete recovery midfielder profile will be an additional asset in our collective organization.“, welcomed the sporting director Paul Mitchell.
The amount of the transfers is 15 million euros, which the club will pay in installments over the duration of the five-year contract.
After striker Takumi Minamino, who came from Liverpool for 15 million euros, striker Breel Embolo, from Borussia Mönchengladbach for 12.5 million euros, goalkeeper Thomas Didillon, on loan from Cercle Bruges and defender Malang Sarr , loaned by Chelsea for 750,000 euros with a mandatory purchase option, Camara is the fifth Monegasque recruit in the summer transfer window.