Stoke City and Wigan Athletic are interested in signing Serbian defender Dusko Tosic whose short spell at Fratton Park is over.
The 25-year-old is a free agent again since falling victim of Portsmouth's financial plight after he cancelled his contract with Werder Bremen to join Avram Grant's side last month.
Despite the fact he was an unused substitute in Portsmouth's FA Cup tie with Southampton, the Premier League withheld his registration so he was unable to figure in any league games.
Tosic, who has nine caps for Serbia, is desperate to find a club to keep alive his hopes of making the 23-man squad for the World Cup.
He has already received inquiries from Ajax and Real Sociedad but is determined to succeed in England and wants a chance to prove he can adapt to the Premier League.
Stoke City are interested with Abdoulaye Faye having sustained a knock at the weekend and Ryan Shawcross facing a ban while Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is known to be looking for defensive cover.