Pompey remain on course to bring Abu Kamara back to Fratton Park.

The News understands the Blues are pushing forward with their eye-catching bid to bring the League One title winner back home to PO4.

Pompey push forward with Kamara bid - and the player wants to return

And crucially there remains a strong desire from the former Fratton favourite to make the move back to outfit he spent a memorable 2023-24 campaign with.

Pompey this evening are quietly confident of seeing a deal through to fruition, after publicly making their interest in the 23-year-old clear.

There’s competition from Championship rivals Charlton Athletic, however, with boss Nathan Jones looking to strengthen his right flank this summer.

It’s Pompey who appeal to Kamara, however, as they bid make another statement of transfer intent after upping their transfer spendings.

There are obstacles to overcome to see another sizable deal to fruition, for the man who moved from Norwich City to Hull City for an initial £3.5m two years ago.

They are believed to lie between the player and his agent, but there is a conviction at the Fratton end those issues can be dealt with to push the move forward.

The Tigers and Pompey are aligned when it comes to agreeing on a fee, though those advising Kamara are believed to be keen to sit tight and wait until later in the window to see what develops in terms of other potential interest.

John Mousinho and the football operation are pushing to get transfer business over the line, with it just over a week until the EFL curtain-raiser at West Ham in the Carabao Cup.

Pompey will want to be in the best possible position by the time Championship action commences at home to QPR on August 17.

The News reported nearly two weeks ago optimism was on the rise over landing Kamara, though Charlton then emerged as a viable alternative for the Londoner.

Reports then suggested Hull and Pompey were on the same page over a deal for the player, though the agent may have had other plans.

For all that talk, however, the Blues have made it clear the man who bagged 10 goals in his term at PO4 is wanted - and that’s not gone unnoticed by Kamara.

Now it’s a case of pushing forward with the deal, as they bid to add to the five players recruited so far this summer.

Odin Bailey, Eoin Kenny, Rocco Shein, Daniel Bielica and Marko Milovanović are the quintet through the door so far.