But with Pompey fans loving the club’s quick-fire start to the transfer window, many are experiencing withdrawal symptoms as they wait on the Fratton Park outfit’s next move.
No doubt, Pompey and their promotion foes will continue to build ahead of the new season (August 5), and before the transfer window – which has just less than eight weeks remaining – slams shut.
But what business has already been concluded so far in the window? Here’s all the League One signings confirmed up until and including Saturday, July 8.
. Players on the move
From left: Conor Washington, Sonny Bradley, Dan Butler and Alfie May Photo: Getty Images
. Barnsley: 2 new signings
Kacper Lopata (Woking, free), Ben Killip (Hartlepool - free). Photo: Alex Burstow
. Blackpool: 4 new signings
Albie Morgan (Charlton Athletic, free), Matthew Pennington (Shrewsbury, free), Richard O'Donnell (Rochdale, undisclosed), Oliver Norburn (Peterborough, undisclosed). Photo: Tom Dulat
. Bolton: 5 new signings
Nathan Baxter (Chelsea, free), Joel Coleman (Ipswich Town, free), Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers, free), Dan Nlundulu (Southampton, undisclosed), Will Forrester (Port Vale, undisclosed). Photo: Harry Trump
. Bristol Rovers: 4 new signings
James Wilson (Plymouth, free), Luke Thomas (Barnsley, free), Jevani Brown (Exeter, free), George Friend (Birmingham, free). Photo: Tom Dulat
. Burton Albion: 7 new signings
Josh Gordon (Barrow, free), Cole Stockton (Morecambe, free), Mason Bennett (Millwall, free), Rakeem Harper (Ipswich, free), Max Crocrombe (Grimsby, free), Kgaogelo Chauke (Southampton, undisclosed), Jamal Blackman (Exeter, free). Photo: Michael Regan
. Cambridge United: 3 new signings
Jack Stevens (Oxford United, free), Danny Andrew [Fleetwood, Free), Gassan Ahadme (Ipswich, loan). Photo: Robin Jones
. Carlisle United: 5 new signings
Alfie McCalmont (Leeds, undisclosed), Jack Robinson (Middlesbrough, undisclosed), Ben Barclay (Stockport, free), Dylan McGeouch (Forest Green Rovers, free), Sam Lavelle (Charlton, undisclosed0. Photo: George Wood
. Charlton - 3 new signings
Harry Isted (Luton, free), Lloyd Jones (Cambridge, free), Alfie May (Cheltenham, undisclosed). Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
1. Players on the move
From left: Conor Washington, Sonny Bradley, Dan Butler and Alfie May Photo: Getty Images
2. Barnsley: 2 new signings
Kacper Lopata (Woking, free), Ben Killip (Hartlepool - free). Photo: Alex Burstow
3. Blackpool: 4 new signings
Albie Morgan (Charlton Athletic, free), Matthew Pennington (Shrewsbury, free), Richard O'Donnell (Rochdale, undisclosed), Oliver Norburn (Peterborough, undisclosed). Photo: Tom Dulat
4. Bolton: 5 new signings
Nathan Baxter (Chelsea, free), Joel Coleman (Ipswich Town, free), Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers, free), Dan Nlundulu (Southampton, undisclosed), Will Forrester (Port Vale, undisclosed). Photo: Harry Trump