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Pompey in dark over Kanu

01 Jul 2008 - 11:17:25

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Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has revealed he is in the dark over claims that Nwankwo Kanu is unhappy with his contract situation.

Kanu, 31, claimed last week that he was upset with the 12-month deal currently on the table at Fratton Park and suggested he deserved a two-year contract.

The veteran Nigeria striker scored the winning goal in May's FA Cup Final success which secured the south coast club a first-ever season in Europe.

But Storrie has revealed he knows nothing about the reported contract stalemate and fully expects Kanu to put pen to paper on his return for pre-season training.

"Kanu will be back in training next week when we hope he will sign the contract he has been offered," he told the Portsmouth News.

"In accordance with last year's deal, we've given him another 12 months. At this moment in time he has not signed it.

"All talk he now wants a two-year contract is news to us. I was not aware of that at all. He hasn't spoken to me about it.

"No-one knows whether what he has supposedly said is factual or not. I will be interested to hear what he has to say when he returns next week.

"As it stands there is a contract there to be signed. If he wants longer nothing has been said to me."