Fulham’s bad-boy forward Aboubakar Kamara is close to leaving the Premier League club in a loan move to Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor.
It’s been a turbulent few weeks for the 23-year-old, whose Cottagers career appears to be over after he was suspended by the club after an incident at their training ground.
Kamara, who hasn’t played since the New Year’s Day defeat to Arsenal, was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and criminal damage after allegedly fighting with a staff member at Motspur Park.
And it is understood the Frenchman is now set for a fresh start in Turkey with Super Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor.
The player has landed in Turkey to finalise the move, which is reported to be a loan agreement until the end of the 2019-20 season.
Kamara helped the west Londoners win promotion through the Championship play-offs last season, having arrived from Amiens in 2017, but the events over the last few months have seen him out of the team and replaced by January signing Ryan Babel.
The Kamara controversy began with his on-pitch argument with team-mate Aleksandar Mitrovic over who should take a penalty against Huddersfield back in December.
After winning the spot kick, Kamara picked up the ball and took the penalty instead of designated taker Mitrovic – which incensed manager Claudio Ranieri – only to miss. Mitrovic later saved his blushes with the winning goal.
The pair made up after the final whistle, but it appeared the incident was not fully forgotten as reports weeks later claimed the players ‘were at each other’s throats’ and had to be pulled apart during a yoga session.
He then visited the Motspur Park training ground last week discuss his future with club chiefs, but it ended in the player being suspended by the club and arrested after fighting with a member of staff.