Portsmouth FC John Mousinho on 'positive sounds' as he hints at incoming Portsmouth transfers By Neil Allen Published 5th Aug 2024, 04:55 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now John Mousinho is hearing plenty of ‘positives’ over more Pompey signings. The Blues have recruited seven players this summer, with Elias Sorensen their most recent capture following the Dane’s Friday arrival. Nonetheless, the squad still looks short, while Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Charlton signalled a disappointing final eight days to their friendly programme.
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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Yet Mousinho remains upbeat over the chances of more fresh additions to his playing squad as the Championship opener at Leeds looms. John Mousinho is optimistic over more Pompey signings.
Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images | Getty Images He told The News : ‘There’s plenty in the pipeline. We are still working hard on bringing players in and we want to make sure we have as strong a squad as possible. ‘There’s still plenty of time to go in the transfer window, the season starts next week.
Naturally people will want us to bring players in quicker than that, but again the strategy for us hasn’t changed. ‘We are making sure we bring the right players in at the right time rather than rushing anything and panicking at this stage. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ‘We have plenty of deals that are positive at the moment.
Although it’s probably much more of a question for Rich, certainly there are a lot of positives coming out and a lot of good sounds coming out of the recruitment department.’ Certainly there is plenty more business to conduct in the loan market, with Sammy Silvera the only such arrival so far. It’s an area which has reaped success under Rich Hughes, with Pompey still keen on bringing previous loanees Alex Robertson and Tino Anjorin back to Fratton Park.
And Mousinho expects that market to gather pace as the transfer window deadline approaches. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He added: ‘No-one is really letting anyone go at the moment from the under-21s. ‘A lot of the players have been on pre-season tours with Premier League sides, they’ve been involved in the first-team where players haven’t returned yet from the Euros.
‘There are plenty who will still move in the next couple of weeks.’ Continue Reading Related topics: Pompey Comment Comment Guidelines National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting.
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