Former £1.3m Portsmouth and Swansea City target in limbo with club after rejecting Fratton switch
Mate Tuboly rejected a move to Fratton Park in the summer.
Former Pompey target Mate Tuboly is in limbo with DAC Dunajska Streda after rejecting Fratton Park in the summer.
The defensive midfielder was on the Blues’ radar as John Mousinho looked to bolster his engine room following a failed attempt to land Volendam’s Gibson Yah.
After an impressive campaign in the Slovakian top flight, Pompey lodged a £1.3m bid to land the highly-rated 21-year-old, who also had interest from Watford, Swansea City and German side FC Schalke.
The Hungarian, though, is in limbo having been frozen out of Robert Klaus’ plans with DAC, who are runaway leaders in the Slovakian top flight.
Former Pompey target frozen out of club after rejecting Fratton switch
Having been left out of Klaus’ Conference League squad due to competition rules regarding the number of foreign players, the midfielder was then left out of league plans.
In fact, Tuboly currently finds himself out of the picture and is down Klaus’ engine room, with DAC winning 12 of their opening 14 matches, with Hungry youth international yet to register a single outing.
The former Pompey target still has 18 months remaining on his current terms at the MOL Arena, with Klaus recently lifting the lid on Tuboly's failed Fratton move and reasons behind his absence.
He told Sport.SK: ‘The situation around Tuboly is interesting. In March, his agent informed us that offers could come. He played a good season.
‘At the beginning of June, an offer came from the English Championship, specifically from Portsmouth. It was an interesting offer.
‘The agent said to wait for other offers, but Portsmouth withdrew their offer.
‘Preparation has started and there was a lot of competition in midfield.
‘There are limits on foreign players in the Conference League, Tuboly is one of them and due to a sporting decision he did not fit on the roster.
‘However, it is not written anywhere that he cannot play in the league on Sunday.’
Pompey’s midfield options
Pompey landed Rocco Shein in a £2.1m deal from Fredrikstad in July, with the Estonia international joining Marlon Pack, Mark Kosznovszky, John Swift and Ebou Adams in Mousinho’s engine room.
A move for Volendam midfielder Gibson Yah fell through, with the Dutch talent later joining Championship rivals Bristol City on a four-year deal.
After the Blues pulled out of a swoop for Tuboly, a deal for Antalyaspor’s Jesper Ceesay also collapsed, with the 25-year-old falling short of Visa requirements.
Mousinho was able to land Iyad Mohamad to complete his ranks in the engine room, with the Comoros international shining in the Championship this season since his Casa Pia switch.