Gers and Pompey in Smith talks

11 August 2010 09:02
Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou has confirmed talks are ongoing regarding a deal to sell Tommy Smith to Rangers.[LNB] Smith was a target for the SPL champions earlier in the summer when Pompey rejected a 'derisory' bid believed to be in the region of £300,000.[LNB]Rangers have now gone back in for the 30-year-old as Walter Smith seeks to bolster his attacking options before the start of the new season.[LNB]A deal for Rapid Vienna frontman Nikica Jelavic is in the pipeline and former Watford player Smith could also head to Scotland.[LNB]Andronikou told The News: "There has been dialogue and that will continue. We'll see where it goes."[LNB]Smith joined Pompey from Watford last summer, but has scored just once in 19 appearances during his time at Fratton Park.[LNB]He started the club's opening day defeat at Coventry City last Saturday and has also been linked with a £1.5million move to Queens Park Rangers.

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