The late-night drama involving Chelsea, Monaco and Everton centred on two players, Lamine Camara and Folarin Balogun, and somehow left all three clubs disappointed.Chelsea had spent much of the final ten days trying to sign Camara, a 22-year-old Senegal international, as a potential replacement for Enzo Fernandez following his £125m move to Manchester City. Monaco repeatedly insisted the midfielder was not for sale at the price Chelsea were prepared to pay.That changed late on Tuesday.🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Monaco CEO Thiago Scuro EXPLAINS what happened during the deadline day with Lamine Camara and Balogun’s failed moves to join Chelsea and Monaco respectively:"We needed to generate money, pushed by the regulations. We had two topics in mind, selling Lamine Camara OR… pic.twitter.com/n0MIyIJNr5— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) September 2, 2026 Monaco had already allowed Balogun to travel to England to complete a £40m move to Everton, while Camara had agreed to remain in the Principality. But with Everton suddenly facing problems over Balogun's medical, Chelsea saw an opportunity.Negotiations over Camara resumed around 10pm and a £47m deal was agreed. Chelsea completed the paperwork, while Camara spoke to manager Xabi Alonso, passed a medical and signed a contract until 2033.Then everything changed again!City's rebuild completed: Enzo joins Etihad crew in a record £125m move!The Toffees resolved the medical concerns and decided to proceed with Balogun. Monaco, needing to raise funds to satisfy UEFA financial regulations, signed a deal sheet shortly before the deadline to give Everton extra time to complete the striker's transfer.That meant Monaco no longer needed to sell Camara.The club informed Chelsea the midfielder's transfer was off, leaving the Londoners furious. Monaco's sporting director Thiago Scuro said the decision was simply a matter of protecting the club's interests.Chelsea's five-day striker purge: €127.5m raised from selling four forwardsHowever, there was still one final twist.In the early hours of Wednesday, Balogun changed his mind and left Everton's training ground without signing. Scuro claimed the striker felt he had been mistreated during the medical process, although the Toffees disputes that account.The result was remarkable: Chelsea lost Camara, Everton lost Balogun and Monaco ended up keeping both players.##NAJAVA_MECA_9933910##Camara has already returned to training and could feature against Paris Saint-Germain on Friday, while Monaco may now have to explore sales to clubs in countries where the transfer window remains open.The Blues, meanwhile, could revisit their interest in Camara or another midfielder in January. They decided against cancelling Fernandez's move to Manchester City and will instead trust their existing options, including Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Reece James and new signing Valentin Barco.After one of the strangest Deadline Days in recent memory, everyone was left wondering how a night that appeared to be leading towards two major deals ended with neither deal happening.##NAJAVA_MECA_9933921##