Pompey raid Fulham for Riise

Portsmouth have signed Fulham midfielder Bjorn Helge Riise on loan until November. The Norway international will drop down to the Championship until November's international break after finding his road to the Cottagers' first team blocked.The 28-year-old has not featured since the Europa League qualifying rounds, but Pompey boss Steve Cotterill is happy to have him."He's a central midfielder who can also play on the right side," Cotterill told his club's website."He's energetic, a good footballer and has played 31 times for his country. He played on loan for Sheffield United against us last season and did very well."We've got several midweek games and we may need to shuffle the pack so he will help us out."

Source: Team_Talk