Their fortunes have varied wildly.
While Pompey brought in 12 new faces this summer, there was a long list of names touted to arrive at PO4 who never joined in the final reckoning.
So what became of those players linked with John Mousinho’s side?
After covering some of the linked players yesterday, we tracked down the remaining men to see what’s happened to them so far this term.
1. What happened to the players linked with Pompey
Rayan Kolli, Gibson Yah, Ibrahim Osman and Luke Graham were all linked with Pompey this summer. | Getty Photo: Getty
2. Tommi O'Reilly
Last season was a good one for the attacking midfielder with Crewe, but no goal contributions so far from four loan appearances in League One for Doncaster Rovers.
3. Leon King
Pretty outlandish link given the defender has joined Scottish Championship side Ayr on a two-year deal. Not a great start with a red card from nine games as his team have struggled. | Getty Images
4. Luke Graham
This one was a blow. Pompey pursued Graham with sizable bids in January and it was the same again this summer. The Blues were right in the push to bring in the Dundee man, but Stoke pushed the boat out with a four-year contract on good money. Has picked up some strong reviews across eight outings so far. | PA