Portsmouth FC backed to strike "absolute dream" deal for Hull City's Abu Kamara | OneFootball

FLW's Portsmouth fan pundit has named the one dream signing he would like the club to make this summer.

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Portsmouth are preparing for another year in the Championship after achieving survival last season.

It was a tough start to life back in the Championship for Portsmouth last season, but they improved significantly over the course of the campaign on their way to a respectable 16th-placed finish.

Pompey have brought in four new signings this summer in the form of midfield trio John Swift, Mark Kosznovszky and Luke Le Roux and forward Adrian Segecic, but there is perhaps one other new arrival that many supporters would like to see before the end of the window.

Abu Kamara spent a memorable loan spell at Fratton Park from Norwich City in the 2023-24 season as Portsmouth won the League One title, with the winger scoring 10 goals and providing 11 assists in 52 appearances, but the club were unable to secure his return last summer, and he eventually joined Hull City for a fee believed to be in excess of £5 million.

Kamara helped the Tigers avoid relegation from the Championship during what was a turbulent first season at the MKM Stadium, but the East Yorkshire outfit are currently under a three-window transfer fee ban and have sold two key players this summer in Sean McLoughlin and Alfie Jones, leaving some to speculate about whether the 22-year-old could be available for the right price.

Portsmouth told to secure Abu Kamara reunion this summer amid Hull City troubles

When asked which one dream signing he would love to see the club make this summer, FLW's Portsmouth fan pundit Miltos Ioannidis revealed that he is not giving up hope of Kamara returning to Fratton Park, but he admitted that a deal is unlikely, despite Hull's off-field issues.

"It's got to be Abu Kamara," Miltos told FLW.

"He's the obvious answer, especially with Hull under an embargo.

"I still don't think we will sign him, but a part of me refuses to give up hope.

"I'm glad to say that our transfer business so far has been good.

"It took us a couple of weeks to start getting players in, but now we look really good in midfield and defence.

"Probably the number one position that we need to sign another player in is the right-wing spot, particularly considering Matt Ritchie's imminent departure.

"Abu Kamara plays in that position, so until the speculation around him is officially done and dusted, I would say that he would be an absolute dream signing.

"Our interest is there and always has been, but it comes down to whether Hull would be willing to let him come to us or whether they could even be forced to sell some of their key players because of their embargo situation.

"Until this rumour has zero substance, I'm going to keep saying that Abu Kamara would be a dream signing.

"Do I think we will come out of this transfer window having signed him? No.

"But given his past with us and the situation that Hull are in, as well as the fact we would be interested in him if the price was the right, I am not giving up on him just yet."

Hull owner Acun Ilicali is confident that the club will be able to win their appeal against their three-window transfer fee ban, but as the uncertainty continues at the MKM Stadium, they may need to sell further key players this summer, and Kamara is one of those who could potentially be moving on.

Kamara is still loved by Portsmouth supporters after his impressive loan spell at Fratton Park, and manager John Mousinho revealed that the club would have re-signed him last summer if they were able to agree a deal with Norwich, but he also admitted that the fee it would have taken to bring him back to the South Coast was "certainly not what we’d be able to pay".

While the Tigers may have to accept a slight loss on the £5 million they reportedly paid for Kamara if they decide to cash in on him this summer, it seems likely they would still set a high asking price for the winger, which could be a stumbling block for Pompey.