AS Monaco target Mexican midfielder Erik Lira as Camara replacement
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
AS Monaco are monitoring Cruz Azul's Erik Lira as a potential replacement for Lamine Camara, who is expected to leave the club this summer.
AS Monaco have identified 26-year-old Mexican international Erik Lira as a priority transfer target, with the club preparing for the likely departure of midfielder Lamine Camara before the end of the summer window.
Lira currently plays for Cruz Azul in Mexico and featured for the Mexican national side at the most recent World Cup, giving him international pedigree at the highest level. His profile fits the energy and defensive cover that Camara has provided in the centre of the park at Stade Louis II.
Camara's exit is contingent on a satisfactory offer arriving for the Guinean international, but the club's recruitment team is clearly moving early to line up a replacement. A deal for Lira would represent a relatively unusual transfer corridor for Ligue 1, with Cruz Azul not a regular selling club to European sides.