Jackett: No deal for Pompey triallist Paton

The former St Johnstone midfielder trained with the Blues this week.

But Kenny Jackett has revealed he will not be looking to add the out-of-contract Northern Ireland international to his squad.

The Pompey boss said: He's somebody we looked at.

'We won't be pursuing it, but he was somebody we looked at in the early part of the week.

'We look at a number of triallists, people who are either out of contract or people who are soon to be out of contract in the summer.

'We use this period to have a look at different people and see whether they are for us in the summer.'