Norwich City respond to Championship bids for Abu Kamara as sale stance revealed

Abu Kamara, who is now facing an unclear future at Carrow Road, is apparently the target of three proposals from different Championship clubs, although Norwich City is prepared to sell him at the appropriate price.

The Pink Un’s report, which states that many second-tier opponents have made bids for the winger and are anticipated to return with higher offers before Friday’s transfer deadline, is the most recent step in the continuing Kamara drama.

He could represent the latest high-profile summer exit following the departures of Adam Idah, Gabriel Sara, and most recently Jonathan Rowe, the latter of whom recently joined Marseille on an initial loan deal with a £17m obligation to buy after demanding a move away from Norfolk.

Kamara enjoyed a successful loan spell with Portsmouth in their title-winning League One campaign last time out and there has been interest in attempting a potential return to Fratton Park, though Blues boss John Mousinho has confirmed the club have not yet advanced their efforts to sign him again.

Norwich City, Abu Kamara transfer latest

Southwell’s reveal does not mention the financial value of the bids nor exactly which teams they have been submitted by, although it is believed Hull City are among the interested parties and none are currently at the level to convince Norwich into sanctioning a sale for the time being.

Further approaches, however, are anticipated before the window closes on Friday evening, meaning an intriguing saga promises to take place over the coming days.

Kamara formally submitted a transfer request in a bid to leave Norwich last week and is poised to move on if the club meet the demands, but the report reiterates a departure will not be given the green light unless the proposal is on the Canaries’ terms. Norwich are under no significant pressure to offload further assets after selling Idah, Sara, and Rowe and are not willing to part ways with Kamara quite so easily.

The England U20 international has made two substitute appearances for Norwich this season in the Championship; however, manager Johannes Hoff Thorup stated a departure would only occur on their terms when the team was left out of the matchday squad for Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Sheffield United.

He said of Kamara: “I spoke with him the other day, and we just decided that the game will not be for him, for both parties in this, not to create too much distraction and too much attention about that.

“I think that was also what he, actually at the end, thought was the best decision. So we take it a little bit day by day with Abu and see how it goes.

“We don’t give any players away for free. So that’s the situation. I like him. He’s a good lad, and I think he performs well in training. And he’s a big part of the group, and will still be, until there is a transfer deal that we can accept.

“Because I think we’ve proven that with both Jonny (Rowe) and Adam (Idah) and Gabby (Sara) so far this window, that’s we have players here on contracts and we need them for performance, and we can only accept if there’s a good offer.”