The Pompey boss has brought in eight players to date, but more work is still required ahead of the August 31 transfer deadline.
Cowley has indicated there’s a small pool of Championship players who are out of contract that he could still go for.
But the 42-year-old explained he is competing with Pompey’s League One rivals for those men, with sides expected to be in contention next term looking at the same pool of talent.
We’ve looked at some of the men who have been operating in the second tier, who are now free agents and could fit the bill for Pompey moving forward.
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9. Louis Reed
Released by Peterborough and has been training with Doncaster of late Photo: Joe Dent
10. Aramide Oteh
Striker has left QPR and been training with Doncaster Photo: Justin Setterfield
11. Sol Bamba
Experienced head, the defender has been training with Middlesbrough after leaving Cardiff City Photo: SNS Group Jeff Holmes
12. Tommy Elphick
Played under Danny Cowley, the defender returned from a long-term knee injury before being released by Huddersfield this summer Photo: Nathan Stirk