Portsmouth Transfer Talk

by setanta.com staff , 29 May 2009

Check out all the transfer talk from Portsmouth throughout the summer.

* Sean Davis has finally confirmed that he will be leaving Portsmouth this summer. Bolton are favourites for his signature but the midfielder is adamant that he remains undecided, admitting only that it is 'time for a fresh challenge'.

A bumper Portsmouth news update. Deep breath... Jermaine Pennant, Noe Pamarot, Jerome Thomas, Djimi Traore, Pele, Lauren and Glen Little have all left Fratton Park. Sean Davis has told Pompey he won't sign the deal they have put on the table for him and will now likely join Bolton. Hermann Hreidarsson is considering a one-year deal on offer from Pompey, as is Kanu. Fans' favourite Linvoy Primus has signed a one-year contract. Sol Campbell's future remains up in the air while he is on holiday, with talks having been held but no contract yet sorted. Phew! See the whole lot here!

* Revelation! Josip Simunic, the man who received more cards from Graham Poll than Anna Kournikova on Valentine's Day, claims he has interest from Premier League clubs. Early feeling is that Fulham and Portsmouth are in the running...

* Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie has revealed that the club have accepted a second offer for Glen Johnson, so it looks like Liverpool and Chelsea are vying for his signature. Click here for more!

* Portsmouth and St Etienne fans (we know you're out there) might be interested to know that reports in France claim that Noe Pamarot is on the brink of joining....yep, St Etienne. Out of contract at Pompey remember.

* Portsmouth chief exec Peter Storrie says the club will be doing it's utmost to retain the services of Sol Campbell, who's contract has expired. Pompey are looking at an appearance-based deal for the veteran centre-back.

* Portsmouth striker John Utaka has been approached by St Etienne, report various sources in France.

* Peter Crouch has made no secret of the fact he is unsettled at Portsmouth and reports in Germany claim he could replace Edin Dzeko at Wolfsburg! They quote his agent as stating the rumour is 'interesting'.

* James McCarthy says he is happy at Hamilton, however he has not ruled out a move to either Celtic or Portsmouth. Click here for the full story.

* Let's go to Belgium. Marcos Camozzato - a defender for Standard Liege, for the ill-informed among you - looks to be staying put despite reputed interest from Pompey, Manchester City and Birmingham.

* Looks like Glenn Johnson is heading towards the Pompey exit door. Check out the latest news.

* Pele, a Tony Adams loan signing for Portsmouth from Porto in January, has signed for Genoa. He has been undergoing a medical in Italy.

* Djimi Traore, out of contract at Portsmouth, is a target for Monaco.

* Does managerial movement belong in a transfer page? I'm not convinced but here we go....Roberto Mancini's agent has denied that there's been any contact between himself and Portsmouth.

* Glen Johnson has offered hope to Portsmouth that he will not have his head turned by offers from the big four by insisting he rediscovered his love for the game at Fratton Park. Click here for the full story.

* Pompey's takeover sparked suggestions that they would have bundles of cash to spend, so why is the local paper today reporting that West Brom left back Paul Robinson could be a target?

* Noe Pamarot has been released by Portsmouth, accoring to respected French paper L'Equipe. St Etienne, Espanyol and Lokomotiv Moscow are amongst his reported suitors.

* An interesting snippet from one of the more respected papers. The Times claims Liverpool have bid £2 million for Sylvain Distin of Portsmouth. A decent replacement for Sami Hyypia, Reds fans?

* John Utaka has revealed that he'd like to stay at Portsmouth despite the opportunity of a return to France.

* Blaise Matuidi, who has been linked to Arsenal, Tottenham and Portsmouth, has refused to commit himself to St Etienne. Here are his words in all their glory.

* A little transfer line reaches us from Portugal where noted newspaper A Bola reports that both Fulham and Portsmouth are looking into the possibility of signing CD Nacional defender Felipe Lopes. The Brazilian, formerly of Anderlecht, is currently hoping to obtain a European passport which would smooth his move to The Premier League.

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