Chelsea refuse to give Portsmouth more time to pay up over Johnson deal

Chelsea have added to Portsmouth's woes by rejecting their request for more time to pay the £75,000 still owed from Glen Johnson's transfer to Fratton Park.Portsmouth, who are £35m in debt, agreed to pay £3m for Johnson when they signed him from Chelsea in 2007 but they still haven't paid up in full, despite selling the player for Liverpool for £18m in July.Premier League chiefs are now set to withhold the £7.5m televisionmoney due in January in order to settle the south coast club's missed payments. Unpaid debts: Glen Johnson in action for Portsmouth against Manchester United last seasonPortsmouth have asked the Premier League to lift their current transfer embargo - but the ban will remain in place until they can prove they are in a position to pay all of their outstanding transfer debt.The Premier League strugglers still owe money over the purchases of Sulley Muntari, John Utaka, Lassana Diarra, Younes Kaboul, Nadir Belhadj, Mike Williamson and Tommy Smith. Portsmouth problems keeps Avram Grant busy as former Chelsea boss goes back to Stamford BridgeIt's the biggest midweek of the season. just feel those nerves jangle!CHELSEA FC

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