Source: Daily_Mail
Pompey boss Hart turns to Zaki and Niemi after failing to land Kalinic
Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic has flown home without completing his £5.5m move to Portsmouth following a row over the transfer fee.
Pompey boss Paul Hart wants to sign Kalinic as a replacement for Peter Crouch, and had hoped to take the 21-year-old to Portugal later this week for games against Guimaraes and Benfica.
But despite selling £40m worth of players since the turn of the year, Pompey want to stagger the payments over the three years of Kalinic's contract, and his club Hajduk Split are demanding most of the cash up front.
Hart, who still plans to sign former Wigan striker Amr Zaki on a year's loan from his Egyptian club El Zamalek, hopes to persuade former Southampton goalkeeper Antti Niemi to come out of retirement as back-up for David James.
The 37-year-old Finn, who quit last season after struggling with a wrist injury while at Fulham, said: 'I've talked with Portsmouth, and there is an interest on both sides.'
