Source: Telegraph
Portsmouth's Peter Crouch will not commit to club until questions are answered
Property billionaire Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim is close to taking over at the south coast club with due diligence set to be completed next month. [LNB]But Portsmouth yesterday had to issue a statement denying former Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is involved in the deal. [LNB] Related ArticlesPompey deny Thaksin linkJohnson set for exitBilic 'very interested' in PompeyPortsmouth reveal plansTakeovers move step closerSport on televisionThe position of Paul Hart, the caretaker manager of the second half of last season, is uncertain, while right-back Glen Johnson could be the latest big-name player to leave the club. [LNB]'There are 15 players out of contract at the end of the season – no one knows who the manager is, we don't even know who the owner is to be honest. So anyone who is at the club wants reassurances about what is going to happen in the summer,' the England striker said in the News of the World. [LNB]'So anyone who is at the club wants some reassurances about what is going to happen – and I'll certainly be asking. I need to find out.'[LNB]Crouch added: 'I'm really disappointed to be honest. We had Harry Redknapp, Jermain Defoe and Lassana Diarra were there, we were in Europe and there were ambitions for the club really going forward. Instead it has taken a backward step. [LNB]'I've got to look at it in the summer. We need some players, without a doubt. [LNB]'That's plain for everyone to see. Everybody who is a Portsmouth player wants to find out what is going on. Hopefully, things can turn around with prospective new owners. We need to strengthen the side. But I've no idea about the new owners.'[LNB]Aware that his place with England at the 2010 World Cup depends on a successful 2009/10 campaign, Crouch is determined to be playing with a club fighting for a top ten finish. [LNB]'If I'm going to have a chance of playing for England, I need to be playing well,' he added. 'What I don't need is to be fighting relegation.'[LNB]
