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.
But how does Pompey’s £11m purchase of the former England international compare to each League One’s clubs most expensive signing?
![Estimated fee: £114,000; Moved from: Swansea; Year: 2007.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFhZmE0YjBjLTQ3NzUtNDcxMi1iYjJjLWY2ZWNlMDBkNjllNjozZWM0NDMxOS02MmZiLTQ5MmItYjZjOC0yOTdlZGRjOTc4MmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
5. Accrington - Ian Craney
Estimated fee: £114,000; Moved from: Swansea; Year: 2007.Photo: Pete Norton
![Estimated fee: £175,000; Moved from: Shrewsbury; Year: 2007.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA3NDMwZTlkLTRlZDgtNDUyZS05ZTIyLTgwODliMTRlYzBmMzowOTNjNmJkNi1hN2M4LTQ4YmMtYmY4OC1lYjZlZDcxZmE4OTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
6. Morecambe - Neil Sorvel
Estimated fee: £175,000; Moved from: Shrewsbury; Year: 2007.Photo: Laurence Griffiths
![Estimated fee: £170,000; Moved from: Tranmere; Year: 2018.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE2NjdkMTRiLTYyOTUtNDgxNy04ZmUzLWViMzE3NTU0ZmVmZDpmOGMzZTk2MC1iZWU0LTRhYmMtODJjOC0xYmJiMTNjZTVkZGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Shrewsbury - Oliver Norburn
Estimated fee: £170,000; Moved from: Tranmere; Year: 2018.Photo: Catherine Ivill
![Estimated fee: £190,000; Moved from: Luton; Year: 1992.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQzNGFmNGRhLWM4ZjktNDNmOC05Y2Y4LTZiOTJjOThlZDY3NTo4ZDQ2MTlkZi1jOTc4LTRmN2EtYTNiZS1hYzc2ZDY4MTJlMTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Cambridge - Steve Claridge
Estimated fee: £190,000; Moved from: Luton; Year: 1992.Photo: Julian Herbert