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The Gunners are ready to have another crack at landing Pompey's Croatian gun. According to UK tabloid The Sun, Arsenal will attempt to heap more woe upon Portsmouth this month by prising away their star midfielder, Niko Kranjcar. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is eager to add another playmaker to his ranks now that Cesc Fabregas looks likely to be out of action until March at least, having ruptured the medial ligaments of his knee last month. Interestingly, the man responsible for Captain Fab's injury, ... Read More

Tottenham Hotspur are said to be keeping a keen eye on Manchester City’s Shaun Wright- Phillips and may have to wait till the summer transfer window before the deal is done. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has always been a big fan of the English international winger and had also wanted to sign him at his former club, Portsmouth. However Redknapp failed to capture the player who made his way back to Manchester City from Chelsea in the summer. Nevertheless, if reports are to be believed, ... Read More

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams has stated that he is delighted with their recent 2-2 draw against AC Milan: "I'm delighted with my team's performance. "I thought they were excellent. It was a really positive performance, the tempo was great and the crowd enjoyed it. "Games like that are fantastic. That's what I want to be doing with my life. "This is where I want to be and as long as the players are performing like that then I'll be very proud of them." Despite his happiness, there ... Read More

Portsmouth has appointed Johnny Metgod as the new first-team coach at Fratton park, following Joe Jordan's departure to join former Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp at new club Tottenham Hotspur. Metgod has worked with Pompey manager Tony Adams at De Kuip and said of his new role, on Feyenoord's official website: "After all these years I leave here with pain in my heart but this is a challenge I cannot let pass by. "Tony Adams is a key figure in British football but his thinking is ... Read More

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams is reportedly keen to recruit former team mate Patrick Vieira, currently playing for Inter Milan, after having been instilled as Pompey manager following Harry Redknapp's departure to Tottenham Hotspur. Vieira left former club Arsenal in 2005, but since moving to Inter Milan he has struggled with injury problems. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror Adams said: "He is definitely a player I'd like to bring here if he was available," "I will be speaking to Inter manager Jose Mourinho and asking about him. "With ... Read More

Tonight Liverpool are set to play Portsmouth, but concerns are being voiced over a lack of strikers with Fernando Torres injured and unable to play (marking the fourth match he has had to sit out of after a hamstring injury), and the likelihood of Robbie Keane being available is doubtful. Without his two first choices for striker, Benitez will find it difficult to capitalise on the Chelsea win of Sunday and their three point lead in the table. It seems that Dirk Kuyt with ... Read More

Reports are surfacing that Harry Redknapp will be unable to sign Jermain Defoe at Tottenham Hotspur in January, due to Premiership rules forbidding players to rejoin former clubs within a 12 month period. Defoe joined Portsmouth on loan from Spurs on the last day of the January transfer window this year, meaning any move by Redknapp will fall foul of Premiership rules. A Premier League spokesman stated: "It is written in section L19 of the Premier League rules that a club which transfers ... Read More

Harry Redknapp is reportedly considering selling Aaron Lennon to Portsmouth in exchange for Jermain Defoe in a cash plus player swap, according to the Daily Express. However, Benitez is said to be a long time admirer of the former Leeds man, and is said to be considering a signing of the 21 year old. The winger is currently valued at £12m, and with more than 150 games experience he could be a valuable asset to Liverpool. Writing for The Sun, Ian Wright, however seems ... Read More

Harry Redknapp declared yesterday that he would be in charge of all transfers to and from club Tottenham Hostpurs, and reports have emerged that the manager nicknamed 'Houdini' is in the process of pursuing David Beckham for a move to White Hart Lane. Beckham is currently playing for American club LA Galaxy, but is expected to join AC Milan in a two-month loan deal. Last week when Redknapp was in charge of Portsmouth, he had declared an interest in moving Beckham to Pompey if the ... Read More

Harry Redknapp, currently managing Portsmouth, has stated that he will be the new manager for Tottenham Hotspurs, following the sacking of previous manager Juande Ramos. Former team Portsmouth agreed to Spurs' offer of £5million, and Redknapp is to be the boss of Spurs before their match with Bolton. Redknapp has earned the nickname 'Houdini' for his talent at taking poorly performing clubs and turn them around rapidly. With Tottenham at the bottom of the Premier League, Redknapp seems the perfect man for the job. "I was ... Read More