The Portsmouth Post
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Rayane Bounida is a medical away from Portsmouth
The deal with Ajax is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Portsmouth
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Braga tell Portsmouth: Léo Bonatini is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market17 Aug 2026
Portsmouth promote Mark Evans from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mark Evans has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Anthony Hughes joins the Portsmouth first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Anthony Hughes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Liam Bennett joins the Portsmouth first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Liam Bennett is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Miller joins the Portsmouth first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Miller is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Portsmouth ask about Léo Bonatini
A loan enquiry to Braga: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Match15 Aug 2026
Portsmouth share the spoils with Millwall
A 1‑1 draw with Millwall leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Player ratings Adrian Segecic runs at them all day
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Boardroom Portsmouth say no to the training-ground money