Peter Crouch is Pompey's most expensive signing.placeholder image
Peter Crouch is Pompey's most expensive signing.

How Portsmouth's record purchase compares to Derby, Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich & Co’s most expensive signings

Danny Cowley will be looking to splash some cash this summer as Pompey bid for a Championship return.

Yet he won’t have the same luxury as Harry Redknapp did in 2008 when the Blues signed Peter Crouch from Liverpool for a record £11m.

During the Fratton Park outfit’s Premier League years, stars like Jermain Defoe, Sulley Muntari and John Utaka all arrived at PO4 for big money – not just Crouchy!

But how does Pompey’s £11m purchase of the former England international compare to each League One’s clubs most expensive signing?

We’ve taken a look at the highest purchases each third-tier side has made in their history.

Here’s what we found.

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