Pompey will this week step up the process of deciding which of their current soon-to-be out-of-contract players will remain at Fratton Park next season and be part of their Championship plans.
The club did not want to start the job of talking to players while their promotion and title hopes remained in the balance. But with a place in the second tier now secured, that part of proeccedings can now begin.
In total 14 members of the Blues’ title-winning squad and first-team operations are sitting nervously waiting to hear the club’s plans for them, with deals set to expire at the end of June.
Some tough decisions need to be made and, no doubt, some will leave PO4 disappointed that their time at the club has come to an end.
But whose futures are on the line? Here’s a reminder of the players currently in the final weeks of their existing Fratton Park deals.
Note: the figure does no include loanees who have spent the season at the club.
In total 14 members of the Blues’ title-winning squad and first-team operations are sitting nervously waiting to hear the club’s plans for them, with deals set to expire at the end of June.