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• Nickname:Pompey
• Founded:1898
• Manager:Michael Appleton

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Kanu poised for Pompey stay

28 Jul 2008 - 08:54:07

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Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is confident that striker Nwankwo Kanu will soon pledge his future to the club by signing a new one-year contract.

The 31-year-old Nigeria international had been linked with a move away from Fratton Park, having previously held out for a two-year deal from the South Coast club.

However, Redknapp now thinks that Kanu will settle for a 12-month extension.

He told the club's official website: "I took him from West Brom when a lot of people said he was finished, but he's been fantastic for Portsmouth.

"But, like anybody, he's not getting any younger. Every year he's signed a one-year deal and if he plays a certain amount of games, he gets another year.

"Hopefully the deal will be sorted, because I want to keep him at Portsmouth because I love him - he's a fantastic man and a great footballer."