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.
Albie Morgan (Charlton Athletic, free), Matthew Pennington (Shrewsbury, free), Richard O'Donnell (Rochdale, undisclosed), Oliver Norburn (Peterborough, undisclosed). Photo: Tom Dulat
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
Max Sanders (Lincoln City, free), Daniel Agyei (Crewe, free), Ethan Galbraith (Manchester United, free), Idris El Mizouni (Ipswich Town, loan), Sam Howes (Wealdstone, undisclosed). Photo: Justin Setterfield