Aston Villa are being linked with a raid on Portsmouth for centre-half Sylvain Distin.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Portsmouth and Fulham are fighting it out for South Africa midfielder Kagiso Dikgacoi, according to the 24-year-old.

                                                                                                                                                                             

West Ham have come up against competition from Portsmouth in the race to sign MarcAntoine Fortune.
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Alleged Portsmouth target Fernando Belluschi is said to have held talks with Porto this weekend.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Hull City boss Phil Brown is pondering offering Lauren a contract at the KC Stadium - and is also keeping tabs on Fulham striker Bobby Zamora.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Celtic, Hull and West Ham target Marc-Antoine Fortune reportedly wants Portsmouth to firm up their interest before deciding his future.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Sunderland are ready to fend off competition from Tottenham and offer £14million for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini admits he targeting a return to management and wants to do so in England.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini is targeting a return to management and sees the Premier League as his ideal destination.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Pompey’s under-18s visit Barnsley on the opening day of their 2009/10 Academy League campaign. The Blues youngsters will travel to Yorkshire for the clash on Saturday, August 22, before hosting Sheffield United the following week. Southampton will visit the Wellington Sports Ground for the first south coast derby of the season on Saturday, December 5, with the return fixture on Saturday, February 6. Pompey’s season ends with a visit to MK Dons on Saturday, April 24. The Blues will compete in Group A of the Academy League along with Arsenal, Charlton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Ipswich, Norwich, Southampton and West Ham. They will face each of those sides twice during the season, as well as playing 10 matches against sides from the other three groups. The winner of each group will progress to the semi-finals with the victors meeting in the final on Saturday, May 12. August Sat 22 Barnsley (A) Sat 29 SHEFFIELD UNITED (H) September Sat 5 Cardiff (A) Sat 12 BRISTOL CITY (H) Sat 19 Coventry (A) Sat 26 Crystal Palace (A) October Sat 3 IPSWICH (H) Sat 10 Norwich (A) Sat 17 WEST HAM (H) Sat 31 Charlton (A) November Sat 7 Chelsea (A) Sat 14 ARSENAL (H) Sat 21 Fulham (A) December Sat 5 SOUTHAMPTON (H) Sat 12 West Ham (A) January Sat 9 CHARLTON (H) Sat 16 CHELSEA (H) Sat 23 Arsenal (A) Say 30 FULHAM (H) February Sat 6 Southampton (A) Sat 20 CRYSTAL PALACE (H) Sat 27 Ipswich (A) March Sat 6 NORWICH (H) Sat 13 LEICESTER (H) Sat 20 Aston Villa (A) Sat 27 WATFORD (H) April Sat 17 TOTTENHAM (H) Sat 24 MK Dons (A) Copyright of The Football Association Premier League Ltd 2009. Compiled in association with Atos Origin. Dates subject to change.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Bolton new boy Sean Davis has accused former club Portsmouth of 'mucking him about'.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Bolton midfielder Sean Davis says he joined Bolton because he felt he was not appreciated by the Portsmouth hierarchy at Fratton Park.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus has signed a new one-year deal in a player/ambassadorial capacity to clock up 10 seasons.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus has agreed a new one-year contract and will take on an ambassadorial role.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus signs a one-year contract extension at Fratton Park.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Linvoy Primus will spend a 10th season at Portsmouth after agreeing a new one-year playing deal that will also see him working with youngsters.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Linvoy Primus has agreed a new one-year contract with Pompey. It means the defender will enter his 10th season at Fratton Park, after moving to the south coast in July 2000 on a free transfer from Reading. But the next 12 months will see Primus not only aiming for a first-team spot but also being more involved with the club in an off-the-pitch capacity as he takes on an ambassadorial and advisory role. “It’s going to be: ‘If you need some help, call Linvoy’," said the 35-year-old. “I’m going to be working with the younger players on and off the pitch - I’m going to be a role model for them I guess, helping them to achieve and reach their potential – giving them markers to achieve. “I’m not going to be coaching them – that’s Guy Whittingham’s job and the manager’s job - I’m going to be more of an advisor, more of a mentor for them. “I’ll be spending a lot of time with them – although I’ll still be with the first team. And at the same time I’m also going to be helping different departments at the club, like player liaison, media and community. “It’s kind of what I’ve been doing already but it’s going to be an ambassadorial role, a pastoral role, and I feel that I’m going to be able to bring something to these departments. “I’m really looking forward to it. It’s something I want to do and it’s something that’s new to the club, so it’s an exciting time.” Primus is the longest-serving member of the Blues squad by some distance, although he freely admits he never believed he would spend a decade with Pompey. In fact, the popular defender confessed he didn’t expect to make it past his initial trial. “You’re never quite sure what’s going to happen and at certain points during my trial I didn’t think I was going to be taken on,” he revealed. “Then when you get your first contract with a club you hope you can make a good enough impression to stay on just a little bit longer -and nine years down the road I’m still here. “I’m definitely going to finish my career here and then stay with the club when that finishes. “I said within the first year of joining the club that this was home. On the back of that, that’s what’s helped me do as much as I have done in the community. “When you’ve got that in your heart I don’t think you can do that anywhere else – this is where I feel I should be so I’m really happy and my family’s happy too.” And Primus, who has played 219 times for Pompey, is grateful for the unwavering support he has received from the Fratton faithful. Not least after the final home game of the 2008/09 season, when his substitute appearance (his first in two years) against Sunderland was greeted by a wall of sound. So he is hopeful that the fans, who he feels have been instrumental in the longevity of his Pompey career, will be as happy as he is. “The reception I received at the Sunderland game was amazing,” he said. “I thought I would get a nice reception but that blew me away, although I’ve got to be honest – at the time I was concentrating more on not tripping up when I ran on the pitch! “But it was a lovely welcome and I hope it will please people that I’ve signed this new contract. “A lot of what’s happened over the years has been because of them and their appreciation of what I’ve done - they’ve probably triggered it in me as well. “I owe them a big thank you and the club as well because they don’t have to look after me. But they have and in the two years that I haven’t played for the first team, they have stood by me and they have looked after me, made sure my knee is fine and given me an opportunity to play and also given me the opportunity to move into a new role. “I know some clubs – not our club, but other clubs – have let players down, but I know that Pompey have stood by me and in that I include Peter Storrie, Harry Redknapp and, not least, Mr Gaydamak and before him Milan Mandaric. “They’ve all played a role in me being here for as long as I have, and the supporters have also been a big part of that too.”

                                                                                                                                                                             

Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is being linked with a surprise move to Newcastle if he leaves Fratton Park this summer.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Fulham have reportedly entered the race to sign Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch who is also being linked with Italy.

                                                                                                                                                                             

David James expects to be fully fit for the new season after recovery from shoulder surgery.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Sol Campbell has indicated that he will leave Portsmouth this summer although a Fratton Park extension is among his options.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Niko Kranjcar has played down speculation surrounding his future and has indicated that he would be happy to stay at Portsmouth.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Celtic boss Tony Mowbray says he is in the dark on which club Marc-Antoine Fortune will be playing for this season.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Tony Mowbray let Paul Hartley and Jan Vennegoor leave Celtic and then set his sights on making Marc-Antoine Fortune his first signing as boss.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Defender puts English clubs on alert by admitting he wants to listen to "different offers" after coming to end of Portsmouth contract.
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