Portsmouth eyeing £10m Chelsea speedster: Could he fit in?
by offsidetrap on May 29th, 2008 2 commentsPortsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is looking to add a bit of pace to his FA Cup-winning squad, and he’s hoping that Chelsea might in be in the mood to take a loss on their investment by selling off winger Shaun Wright-Phillips for half the cost.
The Sun is reporting that Redknapp would like to bring in Wright-Phillips to Pompey for £10m, and hopes Chelsea don’t mind losing £11m for the winger after he was bought three years ago from Man City for £21m. However, judging by the way Roman Abramovich has been throwing away money recently — £2m to The Special One for a Ferrari, and £5m to make ‘Average’ Grant go away — the thought of him giving Pompey a decent price for SWP doesn’t seem too far-fetched.
Pompey boss Harry Redknapp wants to capitalise on his side’s FA Cup success by strengthening his squad. And he believes he can persuade Chelsea to take a loss on out-of-favour Wright-Phillips. (The Sun)
Judging by how little Wright-Phillips was used at Chelsea, would this even be a good investment for Pompey? Or would Harry and his FA Cup be better off spending the £10m on a player that has actually done something in the past year?
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tobstar - May 29th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
to quote l’oreal “it’s because he’s worth it”. SWP had an awesome phase in midseason when he played as a midfielder. Good player but not Chelsea standard.
Surely a winger should be able to cross the ball?
Talking of crossing the ball, Ashley Cole is the worst crosser of a football I have ever seen.
I’m sure Heather Mills could whip in a better ball her left foot!
PompeyYank - June 21st, 2008 at 4:18 am
I know SWP isn’t the best crosser and he hasn’t seen much first team action, but every time he’s in the line up he seemed to do so much for Chelsea. He really gave them width and made things happen. He’d be a good signing, for Portsmouth.
For some reason he seems to be convinced that the bench in West London is the best place for him.