Hull City have sold Abu Kamara to Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.

It will be the right-winger's second spell at Fratton Park, where most of the senior appearances in his fledgling career have come.

It is a reminder that after seven signings so far this summer, with seven more to come, that Hull, like all clubs in this financial fair play era, still have to be prudent about their housekeeping, even after the small-scale firesale they were forced to embark on in June.

Before the signings could begin, Hull had to clear £6m of profit to avoid breaking spending rules. Ivor Pandur was sold to Rangers, Akin Famewo to Bolton Wanderers and academy youngster Aidon Shehu to Panathinaikos to put them on an even keel, but Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) and Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) are amongst those sold since.

Kamara had a mixed spell at Hull, who he joined from Norwich City two years ago, largely on the back of an impressive season-long loan at Portsmouth.

The then-21-year-old was held largely to blame for Middlesbrough's 1-0 win on New Year's Day 2025 after he failed to track Alex Gilbert, and compounded the error in some fans' eyes by having the audacity to show his happiness for Portsmouth's 4-0 win later that day.

Kamara was wheeled out to apologise but made amends with two goals in a 3-3 draw at home to Leeds United in the next game. They were the first of five goals in black and amber.

But last season, with wingers Liam Millar and Mohammed Belloumi returning from anterior cruciate knee ligament injuries, Kamara was deemed surpluse to requirements, and sent on a season-long loan to La Liga side Getafe, where the vast majority of his appearances came from the bench.

Now he returns to a club where he scored ten goals in 52 and which, as his social media feed showed, he still has affection for.