Potential Portsmouth transfer raid for Hull City forward laughed off - it would make "no sense" | OneFootball

FLW's Portsmouth fan pundit believes the club should avoid a move for Abu Kamara

This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more...

Portsmouth are reportedly interested in bringing Abu Kamara back to Fratton Park this summer, following his successful loan spell in the 2023-24 season.

According to a report from the Hull Daily Mail, Pompey would "love" to re-unite with the 21-year-old in the upcoming transfer window if his current club Hull City are willing to commission a sale.

Kamara spent the 2023/24 season on loan with Portsmouth, scoring eight goals and contributing 10 assists as John Mousinho stormed to the League One title.

They were unable to land Kamara though for their Championship return, as the forward joined Hull on deadline day in August 2024 for £4.5 million from fellow Championship outfit Norwich City after handing in a transfer request.

Doubt cast over Portsmouth’s interest in Abu Kamara

Portsmouth did just fine without Kamara last season, although there is definitely scope to bolster their right-wing position this summer, whilst the 21-year-old himself had an indifferent first year at Hull.

Football League World’s Portsmouth fan pundit, Miltos Ioannidis, doesn’t believe Pompey will make a move for the Hull attacker this summer despite the speculation, saying that it wouldn't make much sense for the club to try and strike a deal.

“I don't think us pursuing a deal for Abu Kamara would make any sense,” Miltos told FLW.

“Hull paid £4.5 million to buy him last year from Norwich. Although you could argue that his price isn't that high anymore after a pretty mediocre season, he's got a contract at Hull.

“He could still cost a considerable chunk of money and it would just make no sense from a Pompey standpoint for us to pursue a deal for him. I just can't see it happening.

“I genuinely believe that for the money that we would be asked to pay for Abu Kamara, we could well use that money in plenty of other areas on the pitch and for multiple other players as well.

“This was an unexpected rumour to come out this summer but would just make no sense. I don’t think Pompey would pursue a deal for Abu Kamara.”

Portsmouth would do well to capture Abu Kamara if he is a genuine target

Kamara’s first season at the MKM Stadium certainly wasn’t a failure – five goals and three assists in 25 Championship starts is a decent return in a Hull side that only remained in the division on goal difference.

It remains to be seen whether Sergej Jakirovic has the young attacker in his plans for next season, but John Mousinho will no doubt be keen to bring Kamara back to Fratton Park if the opportunity arises.

However, if the Tigers do decide to cash in on the 21-year-old, they will hope to recoup a large portion of the £4.5 million they forked out for his services last summer.

This would naturally require a huge financial effort from Pompey, who haven’t spent money in that region since acquiring Younès Kaboul for just over £5 million in 2008.

Therefore, if Hull hold firm over their desire to make their money back on Kamara, it could be quite unrealistic to see the forward return to Portsmouth this summer.