Key Portsmouth figure provides update on summer transfer window

Portsmouth had a strong season last year although finishing 10th in the league and ten points from the play-offs is a sign that they still have some work to do before they can be battling for promotion. 

Teams around them that will also be competing for promotion including Wycombe, Ipswich Town and Bolton Wanderers have already started announcing deals ahead of the transfer window officially opening at the end of the week but Pompey have been rather quiet in comparison.

However, Portsmouth’s chief executive Andy Cullen has reassured fans that plenty is going on behind the scenes as he told The News: “Have we signed anybody? There’s plenty going on. I wouldn’t want to give any further indications on that level of business, I just want to protect the football club.

“Everybody is working hard and we are in play with a number of different players in a number of key positions. As much as you want to get business done early, there’s still another 86 days until August 31st, although we are probably in a better place this year in terms of the number of bodies in the building overall.

“Compare that to last summer, when we were having to supplement with a huge number of trialists coming in, which we’re keen to avoid this summer. There’s a lot of speculation, which is natural, linking probably 150 players a week to Pompey at the moment. That’s where we are at this stage in the season.

“Some of those will be wide of the mark, others are places with a bit more intelligence, but whether they are out-of-contract players or players at other clubs with fees requires, there are lots of different options at the moment. We are prioritising players in key positions we need to fill, particularly forwards and the goalkeeping department, with