Liverpool and Arsenal both came close to signing the France forward in August but he chose to stay where he was despite a mass summer exodus.
The two English clubs now appear to have a third competitor for Lemar's signature with reports in France claiming that Chelsea have entered the race.
L'Equipe report that the Premier League champions are set to bid £80million next month to test the Ligue 1 club's nerve.
Lemar stayed put in the summer despite the high-profile departures of a string of first-team players including Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Bernard Mendy.
Monaco were the surprise package of European football after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, only to be knocked out by Juventus.
After a breakout 2016-17 which saw him earn his first full international call-up, the 22-year-old has struggled to replicate the form he showed last year.
Lemar made 55 appearances and scored 14 times, but has found the net only once in 15 games this season.
He has been out for a month with a shoulder injury and only returned to action at the weekend against Troyes.
Source: MediaTrustNG
L'Equipe report that the Premier League champions are set to bid £80million next month to test the Ligue 1 club's nerve.
Lemar stayed put in the summer despite the high-profile departures of a string of first-team players including Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Bernard Mendy.
Monaco were the surprise package of European football after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, only to be knocked out by Juventus.
After a breakout 2016-17 which saw him earn his first full international call-up, the 22-year-old has struggled to replicate the form he showed last year.
Lemar made 55 appearances and scored 14 times, but has found the net only once in 15 games this season.
He has been out for a month with a shoulder injury and only returned to action at the weekend against Troyes.
Source: MediaTrustNG
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