'Respect' - Johannes Hoff Thorup on Abu Kamara's City return

The young attacker left the Canaries on deadline day after submitting a formal transfer request expressing his desire to leave Norwich after a prolonged spell of unhappiness within the club's youth ranks. 

Kamara opted to give City another go after a successful loan posting at Portsmouth before deciding it was time for a fresh challenge. After bids from Luton and Oxford, he eventually selected Hull as his destination in an overall deal that could be worth over £5m to end his 11-year association with the Canaries. 

The 21-year-old has made only one start since moving to the MKM Stadium and is still continuing to adapt to life under Tim Walter in a new environment. 

Thorup hopes that, in spite of the public saga that unfolded throughout the summer, Kamara will be shown respect by City supporters as he returns to Norfolk for the first time this lunchtime. 

"It's always a little bit tricky when players are returning. First of all, I hope that he will be shown respect," City's boss said. 

"I know there was a lot of things going on - also in the media and just around him as a person in his time here at the club. I think it's important that we, as a club, can respect that. It is a tricky situation to be in as a football player. That's the first thing I hope for the game.

Abu Kamara departed Norwich City on deadline day to join Hull. (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd) "I always hope for the best for the players that have been here but I don't hope that he is performing at his best tomorrow. That is just how it is.

"He has been into a start where he was starting the games and then has been on the bench. He maybe needs to find his position in the group and at the club. He is a player for the future of Hull, and it will take a bit of time.

"I hope that if he comes on that he is shown respect but not more than respect. Then we are there to win."