Jordy Hiwula commits future to Portsmouth - and disappoints Swindon

The striker has pledged his immediate future to Fratton Park by extending his deal until the season’s end.

Hiwula’s short-term contract was scheduled to expire on January 20 – and he had been attracting interest from Swindon.

However, the 26-year-old has opted to stay and compete for a first-team spot with John Marquis and Ellis Harrison for the second-half of the campaign.

And he will once again be in Pompey’s squad for Sunday’s FA Cup third-round encounter at Bristol City.

Mark Catlin had already given optimism of Hiwula re-signing after revealing the former Coventry man was keen to stay at Fratton Park, despite his lack of first-team action.

The forward has scored three times in five matches – although featured for just 10 minutes in League One.

Hiwula arrived at the Blues in October as a free agent having been released by League One title holders Coventry in the summer.

Meanwhile, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild is poised to move on loan to League Two Southend, after returning from a spell with National League Bromley.

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