Source: SKY_Sports
Al Fahim rejects reports
Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim has denied reports that quoted him as saying there would be no money available for transfers until next summer.
The 31-year-old completed his takeover of the club at the end of August and helped finance the deals that saw Pompey bring in eight new players in the last week of the transfer window.
However, reports in Spain indicated that the Dubai-born businessman had stated that there would be no funds made available for the purchase of new players before next summer.
Al Fahim is already said to have angered Pompey fans after cancelling a number of planned meetings to discuss his blueprint for the club.
However, after much deliberation, the new owner is set to meet with supporters on Friday to finally sit down and reveal his plans for the South Coast club.
"Can I also take this opportunity to clarify the remarks that have been attributed to me in the Spanish press," he said in a statement on the club's official website.
"I did not in any way suggest that there would be no funds available for transfers until next summer.
"I was responding to a question regarding whether the club would consider signing major Spanish stars such as David Villa, to which I replied not until after the infrastructure of the club and other issues were sorted - i.e. certainly not in January.
"My remarks have been both taken out of context and clearly lost in translation."
