When it comes to identifying targets, sometimes looking back to the past is a decent way to gain clues about what may happen in the future.
So we’ve looked back to each of the names who surfaced as reported targets in January, look at how things stand with them at present and what may happen with them this summer.
5. Kion Etete (Cardiff City)
A name linked with Pompey going back to the Danny Cowley era. Has a contract at Cardiff until the summer of 2027, but struggled with injuries on loan at Bolton over the second half of the season. | Getty Images Photo: Jess Hornby/Getty Images
6. Hayden Matthews (Pompey)
Pompey pushed the boat out to boost their Aussie contingent by paying £1.27m - the most for a player since Erik Huseklepp in 2011 - to bring in the central defender from Sydney FC. Photo: Jason Brown
7. Harvey Knibbs (Reading)
About to head into his last year of his deal at Reading and, after 16 goals and six assists in League, it would be surprising if the winger doesn't generate plenty of interest in the summer. Photo: Getty Images
8. Thomas Waddingham (Pompey)
Young Aussie striker bolstered Pompey's attacking resources when arriving from Brisbane Road and is seen very much as one for the future. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages