The transfer window is now finally open with Pompey hopeful of strengthening their squad ahead of their Championship return. John Mousinho and the Blues board are highly focused on who they will bring to Fratton Park ahead of the 2024/25 campaign which is not set to be an easy ride as they face the likes of Leeds, Burnley and Sheffield United all of whom have enjoyed recent Premier League experience.
However, Pompey have not been shy over the years of splashing the cash when it counts. While the transfer window gets underway, here is how their highest transfer fee paid compares to their soon-to-be Championship rivals...
17. 6. Middlesbrough
Record signing: Britt Assombalonga Fee paid: £15 million (from Nottingham Forest) Date: July 2017 | Getty Images
18. 6. Cardiff City
Record signing: Emiliano Sala Fee paid: £15 million (from Nantes) Date: January 2019 (Sala died two days after completing the transfer) | AFP via Getty Images
19. 6. West Brom
Record signing: Oliver Burkey Fee paid: £15 million (from RB Leipzig) Date: August 2017 | Getty Images
20. 5. Burnley
Record signing: Zeki Amdonni Fee paid: £16 million (from Basel) Date: July 2023 | Manchester United via Getty Imag