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

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Pompey aim to bring in Bridge

15 Jul 2008 - 08:43:47

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Former Southampton left-back Wayne Bridge is being linked with a summer transfer from Chelsea to Portsmouth.

The England international will not travel with the rest of the Blues squad on their pre-season tour to China, fuelling speculation that he is on the verge of sealing a £7million switch to Fratton Park.

The 27-year-old has started only 116 matches since moving to Stamford Bridge almost five years ago and has lost his starting spot to Ashley Cole in the Chelsea line-up.

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is also interested in bringing Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips to the south coast.

Redknapp has signed a host of England players in the last 18 months with David James, Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson all currently on Pompey's books.