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• Manager:Michael Appleton

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Pompey land fourth signing

26 Jun 2007 - 16:24:47

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Portsmouth have completed their fourth signing of the summer after snapping up Southampton defender Martin Cranie.

Pompey have agreed an undisclosed compensation figure with their south coast rivals for a player who manager Harry Redknapp handed a Premier League debut to when he was in charge at St Mary's almost three years ago.

Cranie opted to move to Fratton Park after rejecting a new contract at Southampton.

The 20-year-old spent three months on loan at League One side Yeovil Town last season.

"Martin is a very promising young player who has the ability to go right to the very top of the game," Redknapp told the club's official website.

"I remember when I played him at Man City when I was at Southampton and he did a great job that afternoon on Shaun Wright-Phillips.

"He has bags of talent and is a great addition to the squad."

Pompey have already landed Sulley Muntari from Udinese, Sylvain Distin from Manchester City and Hermann Hreidarsson from Charlton Athletic so far this summer.