Abu Kamara Has Opened Up On His Decision To Depart Norwich City

Abu Kamara has opened up on his decision to depart Norwich City, acknowledging his move to Hull is a risk.

The winger was involved in a transfer saga after submitting an official handwritten request to leave the club and making his unhappiness clear to those heading up City’s football operations over the summer.

After some strong interest from across the Championship, Kamara completed a move to Hull that could eventually rise north of £5m.

With the attacker poised to make his Tigers debut against Sheffield United on Friday night, he explained why he opted to move to Humberside and turn his back on the Canaries after an 11-year spell in Norfolk as man and boy.

“It’s been stressful,” Kamara admitted at his press conference. “It was a risk, but I’m happy with where I am now. Hull City is a big club and I’m happy with my decision.

“It was a bit hectic, to be honest, because there were a lot of teams that came in for me, but when I heard the interest from Hull was there, I was excited about the project.

“I felt like the time was right to leave Norwich and when I spoke to the manager, it made my decision a lot easier.”

City sanctioned Kamara’s exit on the basis they managed to source a replacement. Liverpool winger Kaide Gordon’s loan allowed him to complete a move to Hull, beating the deadline by just 20 minutes.

Kamara submitted a formal transfer request at Norwich City last month.

Kamara has revealed the frantic nature of his deadline day move after the clubs agreed a fee for his services.

“At around 12pm, I got told by the sporting director [Ben Knapper] that I could travel up to Hull. I first travelled to London for the medical, that all went well, and then from London I had to drive up to Leeds to meet up with the team.

“I didn’t get confirmation until 10.40pm – I was on the motorway a bit stressed, but I’m happy to be here. In the car, it was dead silent. The music went off. You could just hear the roads. I didn’t know what to think. I was beginning to think ‘have I done this drive for nothing’, but everything went to plan.

“I was just hoping that they could get a player in so the move could be completed, and in the end, they were able to.