Source: Team_Talk
Varney seals Pompey switch
uke Varney has completed his move from Derby to Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, with the striker leaving with the Rams' "best wishes".[LNB] The 28-year-old striker signed for Derby from Charlton in November 2008, initially on loan, before making a permanent move in January the following year. However, he made just 15 appearances for the Rams, scoring only once.[LNB]Varney spent almost all of the 2009/10 season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and last season was on loan at Premier League Blackpool, where he scored five times.[LNB]"Luke leaves with our very best wishes. Despite not being in our first-team plans, he has been a great professional and shown an exemplary attitude on and off the training pitch," said Derby manager Nigel Clough.[LNB]The former Quorn FC striker rose to prominence at Crewe, where his 35 goals in 108 matches earned him a £2million move to Charlton in 2007.[LNB]Varney will now be hoping to help Pompey reach the top-flight after penning a three-year deal.[LNB]"I'm delighted to be here," he told the club's website. "Sometimes contracts can drag on through the pre-season, so it important for me to be sorted early on.[LNB]"It's really exciting for me to get to training, meet the boys and push on through pre-season. Once I heard that Portsmouth were interested, it was something that I couldn't turn down. [LNB]"It's exciting times at the club, people I've spoken to have told that it's a club that's going places and it's something I'm really looking forward to it."
