Aboubakar Kamara has joined Dijon on loan for the remainder of the season, Fulham have confirmed this evening.
The 25 year-old forward reportedly turned down the chance to move to Middlesbrough and preferred to return to France with Dijon, who are currently second from bottom in Ligue 1. Kamara has made eleven appearances for Fulham this season – scoring once against Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup – but his only starts have come in the cup competitions. His opportunities have been limited since Ademola Lookman and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have stepped into the first team after arriving on loan.
The former Amiens forward, who moved to Craven Cottage for around £5m in summer 2017, was part of the Fulham sides who won promotion from the Championship in 2018 and 2020. Kamara has scored seventeen goals in 89 appearances during his Fulham career.
My abiding memory of the playoff final at Wembley was seeing Abou cavorting like a lunatic after the game, throwing himself on the turf.
After what he had had to endure under Ranieri, it brought a lump to my throat.
Tony Khan did a good thing by bringing him home.
Unfortunately, Abou never quite had the footballing brain to go along with his strength and speed. He was capable of surprising us with some moments of goal magic and he was a thorn in the side of most defences with his massive frame but he was always destined to be a fringe player; an asset in the Championship but not good enough for the Premiership.
I wish him well on his return to France and, forgive the pun, I hope he cuts the mustard!