Pompey will this week step up the process of deciding which of their current soon-to-be out-of-contract players will remain at Fratton Park next season and be part of their Championship plans.
The club did not want to start the job of talking to players while their promotion and title hopes remained in the balance. But with a place in the second tier now secured, that part of proeccedings can now begin.
In total 14 members of the Blues’ title-winning squad and first-team operations are sitting nervously waiting to hear the club’s plans for them, with deals set to expire at the end of June.
Some tough decisions need to be made and, no doubt, some will leave PO4 disappointed that their time at the club has come to an end.
But whose futures are on the line? Here’s a reminder of the players currently in the final weeks of their existing Fratton Park deals.
Note: the figure does no include loanees who have spent the season at the club.
In total 14 members of the Blues’ title-winning squad and first-team operations are sitting nervously waiting to hear the club’s plans for them, with deals set to expire at the end of June.
![The former Ipswich midfielder featured four times for the Blues over the season run-in after Pompey turned to him in February to help with their injury worries. His quality has been apparent in those outings, leaving Pompey to make a decision upon the expiry of his short-term deal. Evans has Championship experience with Ipswich, Wigan, Sheffield United and Wolves.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/04/20/19/37/onecms_740bba7a-9295-4fdc-b77a-0ae877c83294_2da3b07d-afb0-4666-9741-e401126ac2ef.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Lee Evans
The former Ipswich midfielder featured four times for the Blues over the season run-in after Pompey turned to him in February to help with their injury worries. His quality has been apparent in those outings, leaving Pompey to make a decision upon the expiry of his short-term deal. Evans has Championship experience with Ipswich, Wigan, Sheffield United and Wolves. | National World
![The graduate from the Pompey Academy has featured nine times for the Blues at senior level. The 20-year-old last played for Pompey in December when he came on as a substitute in the EFL Trophy exit at the hands of AFC Wimbledon. The midfielder has spent the season on loan at the Hawks, who finished second from bottom in National League South.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/04/23/11/24/Jewitt-White.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Harry Jewitt-White
The graduate from the Pompey Academy has featured nine times for the Blues at senior level. The 20-year-old last played for Pompey in December when he came on as a substitute in the EFL Trophy exit at the hands of AFC Wimbledon. The midfielder has spent the season on loan at the Hawks, who finished second from bottom in National League South. | National World