Reporter shares fresh update on Portsmouth’s rumoured interest in League One midfielder

As Portsmouth is ready to go up to the Championship, they are searching for new players.

An incredible season at Fratton Park was capped off by John Mousinho’s team winning the League One championship. They’ll be joining play-off winners Oxford United and Derby County, who finished in second place, as they advance to the second division.
With another busy summer anticipated, the south coast will have plenty of transfer targets in mind. A number of players, including Michael Craig, a midfielder for Reading, have been linked to Pompey.

Nevertheless, contradictory statements about those connections have now surfaced.

Andrew Moon, a BBC South reporter, has downplayed the rumors that Craig, a 21-year-old defensive midfielder, is being pursued by Portsmouth in his piece on X.

This summer, Mousinho and company will be looking to add more midfield players. However, as Craig approaches the last 12 months of his deal with the Royals, it appears that he is not on the list. Craig was formerly a young player for Tottenham Hotspur.

Many first-team players have left Portsmouth, while a few standout loan players are also returning to their parent clubs. It implies that Fratton Park will require several additions.

In spite of this, Pompey should have faith in their hiring process because strong sales about this time last year laid the groundwork for their remarkable ascent.

The ultimate goal is undoubtedly to keep the club’s Championship status, and a comparable level of achievement should be sufficient to achieve that. notwithstanding Mousinho’s team’s thrilling trajectory.

It’s possible that Reading is the ideal location for Craig to continue his growth.

He lost his spot in the squad over the last few months of the season, after he had established himself as a regular for Ruben Selles. For that reason, he will be keen to go back into the starting lineup before the upcoming campaign.

He still has one year left on his deal, so perhaps he draws attention. If the opportunity to profit occurs, Reading might certainly seize it, but it doesn’t appear that Portsmouth will present them with one.