Although focus is firmly on the transfer window for Pompey, a small matter of an third-round FA Cup tie against Premier League giants Arsenal awaits on Sunday afternoon.
Attention turns to the Cup clash at Fratton Park this weekend, with the Blues welcoming the highest seed in the competition to the south coast.
John Mousinho's men would have been out of action for over 10 days when the contest comes around on Sunday, with last weekend’s Championship meeting with Ipswich Town called off due to a frozen pitch at PO4.
The Gunners, meanwhile, face Liverpool on Thursday in the build-up to their third-round tie but currently top the Premier League.
We’ve taken a look at the early team and injury news from both camps ahead of this weekend’s clash.
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9. Callum Lang - Out
The number 49 was in brilliant form before picking up a hamstring issue after the triumph against QPR on Boxing Day. Lang is another who has been pencilled in to return after Arsenal. | Getty Images
10. Josh Murphy - Out
Murphy has been a significant absentee for the Blues over the past two weeks, with a hamstring problem suffered against Derby still keeping him on the sidelines. Mousinho is hopeful the winger will return against Sheffield Wednesday on January 17. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
11. Thomas Waddingham - Out
Waddingham is another of the Blues’ long-term absentees and has been pencilled in to complete his comeback from a quad injury next month. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
12. Max Dowman - Out
Dowman has been sidelined since December after picking up an ankle injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Manchester United. The 16-year-old is expected to return in February. | AFP via Getty Images