Norwich City will try to keep forward Abu Kamara this summer, despite the 20-year-old emerging as a key target for Belgian Pro League side Anderlecht, according to reports from Football Insider.
Kamara has supposedly been on Anderlecht’s radar for a long time as the 1983 UEFA Cup winners step up their chase for the Norwich academy graduate. However, also as per Football Insider, the Canaries are unwilling to let the 20-year-old depart.
Currently, the recently capped England under-20 forward is valued at around £600,000, according to Transfermarkt. In addition, Kamara has another year left on his contract at Carrow Road, with his present deal allegedly expiring in June 2025.
Yet, despite the short-term security for Norwich, Kamara continues to attract interest and Anderlecht is the latest club to display interest. In the January window, the 20-year-old also attracted glances from several Premier League clubs and Bundesliga side Freiburg.
Ultimately, it was Kamara’s impressive loan spell during Portsmouth’s promotion from League One that raised his profile last season. In 37 starts in the English third tier, the attacker made 10 assists and scored eight goals, as recorded by Whoscored.
However, Kamara has since returned to his parent club Norwich this summer and he could be looking to break through into the first team. The Canaries sacked Daniel Wagner in May after the Canaries were eliminated in the Championship play-off semi-finals.
Since then, Norwich’s hierarchy has appointed Johannes Hoff Thorup, who will be keeping tabs on Kamara’s pre-season development ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
Writer’s View
Anderlecht’s recent interest in Kamara is a testament to the young forward’s impressive rise in the last 12 months. The former Norwich academy player went from making just three prior senior appearances to impressing hugely in his first full season at Fratton Park in 2023/24.
Yet, for all the positivity, is a move to a side that could be playing Champions League football next season a leap too far right now? Kamara has clear talent, but he would see little playing time when competing with the likes of Anders Dreyer, Thorgan Hazard and Francis Amuzu. Alternatively, development at Norwich, who nurtured the likes of James John Rowe, Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis, seems a more sensible choice.
