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Highlights

This season is looking like it will prove to be one to remember for those of a Portsmouth persuasion.

With just four games of their League One campaign still to be played, Pompey need just four more points to guarantee automatic promotion.

Indeed, they may not even need that. A win away at third-place Bolton Wanderers this coming weekend would also be enough to secure a return to the second-tier of English football.

As a result, things are looking good for John Mousinho's side, as they aim to end Portsmouth's 12-year exile from the Championship.

If they are indeed successful in doing that, then one player who will have played a big part in that achievement, is Abu Kamara.

An impressive campaign for Abu Kamara

Back in the summer transfer window, one player signed by Portsmouth, was Abu Kamara, who made the move from Norwich City.

Since arriving at Fratton Park, the 20-year-old has undoubtedly impressed for John Mousinho's side.

In 48 appearances in all competitions for Portsmouth, Kamara has scored nine goals and provided 11 assists.

That attacking threat has seen him make some vital contributions to what now looks like being a successful promotion campaign for Pompey.

However, there is a problem for the club, in that Kamara is only on loan from Norwich until the end of the season.

As a result, it may be hard for Portsmouth to keep the attacker at Fratton Park for next season.

There is of course, a good chance that Norwich will now want to benefit from his talents themselves, given they will have seen what he can do during his time with Pompey.

Should that be the case, then the impact Kamara has made for the club this season, means he will surely need to be replaced.

In that situation, one club Portsmouth could look to in order to fill that void, is Fulham.

Fulham starlet could suit Portsmouth

At senior level, this has been another solid season for the Cottagers in the Premier League, with almost no threat of relegation at all.

Meanwhile, their Under 18s are also enjoying an impressive campaign, currently sitting fourth in the Premier League South.

One player who has played an important in that for them, is Callum Osmand.

The 18-year-old attacker has already scored 18 goals in just 19 Under 18s appearances for the club this season.

He is also now, starting to make the step up to next level, with seven goals in 11 outings for the Cottagers' Under 21s in the current campaign as well.

With Osmand already making that level of progress, next season could be a good time for him to make the step-up into senior football.

Considering the potential he is clearly showing, it is unlikely Fulham would be willing to let him go permanently in the summer, before they have really benefitted from his talents in the first-team.

A loan spell that prepares him for such an opportunity at Craven Cottage, may therefore be more sensible, and Portsmouth should have their names in the ring as a potential destination.

Norwich, the pace and skillset that the Fulham prospect possesses, could fill that void nicely.

Indeed, with Osmand having also made a sizeable impact in front of goal, if he can take that clinical edge with him up to senior level, he could become a big asset in a spell at Fratton Park.

Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fulham man will succeed with the move to senior level, especially considering there is a good chance he will be playing in a higher division than Kamara has been for Pompey.

But given a replacement is likely to be needed, and the fact that Osmand's attributes match those of Kamara rather nicely, mean this may still be a chance worth taking for Portsmouth.