And the Blues boss is looking to ship even more players out as well as welcome up to six new recruits to Fratton Park.

Steve Finnan and Nikola Kalinic top Hart's wish list, with Hart quietly confident both can be on board in the next few days.

As revealed in The News last week, Pompey representatives were thought to be in Split over the weekend to tie up a deal for Croatia striker for around £5.5m.

Right-back Finnan, meanwhile, is close to moving from Spanish side Espanyol.

They would represent the first two of as many as half a dozen fresh faces Hart expects to bring in during the next fortnight.

Meanwhile, on his way out is Peter Crouch, with Spurs set to complete a £10m deal after agreeing a fee over the weekend – despite Harry
Redknapp's insistence the move was still a long way off yesterday.

Although the Blues' squad is depleted, Hart has admitted others are likely to follow Crouch out of the exit door, although for reasons based entirely on football rather than to bring money into the coffers.

John Utaka remains the most under risk and has already been linked with Stoke.

More surprisingly, though, is Nadir Belhadj who is interesting Hull.

Pompey fly out to Portugal on Wednesday ahead of the City of Guimaraes Trophy and would like to wrap up a deal for Finnan before then.

The Irishman's agent last week told The News the right-back would be remaining at Espanyol.

However, Pompey remain hopeful of negotiating his release and Hart revealed he could be on the flight to Porto.

He said: 'Over a period of the next week or two I am expecting maybe five or six players to come.

'We've got quite a lot of targets that we're working on and we're hoping that most of them will come to fruition.

'I think getting Steve Finnan before we got to Portugal has got a chance. Although I'm reluctant to talk too much until it's actually pen to paper.

'Kalinic is one of many we're interested in. There are some good players we've looked at and identified and we are hopeful.

'In the next week or two we should see some additions to the squad.

'I've been looking at most positions because obviously we've got to have back-up. And there's a type of player and a type of character that we are trying to get in as well.

'Five or six players is what we are looking at and I'm hopeful.'

Meanwhile, Hart has admitted he expects other members of his dwindling squad to leave.

He added: 'It may be more than five or six we bring in, it depends if maybe one or two leave.

'That will be my choice so we'll see.

'It's not right for me to go any further into that but hopefully there will be quite a bit of movement.'