Five new faces have arrived through the doors at Fratton Park in the opening three days of the market.
John Mousinho and Rich Hughes have wasted no time in getting their business under way as the south coast outfit look to mount a promotion push next term.
So far, Will Norris, Conor Shaughnessy, Christian Saydee, Terry Devlin and Anthony Scull have all penned permanent deals, while Reeco Hackett made the switch to rivals Lincoln for an undisclosed fee.
There’s still more than a month until the new League One campaign kick-offs but the Blues have got their preparations for the season off to the best start.
But what is the current best side Mousinho could choose?
We’ve taken a look at how Pompey could line-up if the season started tomorrow to see how they would look.
Here’s what we found.
5. CB - Ryley Towler
One of the surprise packages of the season at Fratton Park last term. Following his arrival from Bristol City in January, the centre-back impressed and would go onto feature 20 times in League One. It’s hard to remember the defender is only 20-years-old and is expected to be a regular for Pompey next term. Photo: Jason Brown
6. LB - Connor Ogilvie
Ogilvie had a club option of a further 12 months on his deal taken up at the end of another impressive season at Fratton Park. He appeared in 22 of Mousinho’s 23 games in charge and cemented his place in the back-line. Along with his defence presence he also chipped in with a number of goals and netted five times last term. Photo: Jason Brown
7. CM - Marlon Pack
The 32-year-old thrived in the holding midfield role under Mousinho in the second half of last term. Pack featured 32 times in League One for the Blues following his return to Fratton Park 12 months ago. Photo: Jason Brown
8. CM - Joe Morrell
The Welshman had an excellent campaign at Fratton Park following his return from the World Cup. Even during the Blues’ lowest point of the season over Christmas, he was one of the standout men along with Colby Bishop. He continued to impress under Mousinho after being given freedom to both defend and attack. Photo: Jason Brown