Grant targets Portsmouth hotseat as hunt to replace Adams goes on

Avram Grant admits he is desperate to land the Portsmouth job.The Israeli is on the shortlist at Fratton Park to replace manager Tony Adams, who was sacked a week ago.Grant left his role as director of football at Pompey in 2007 to take up a similar position at Chelsea. Contender: Avram Grant wants the Pompey jobThe former Israel national boss later took over from Jose Mourinho and went on to steer them to the Champions League final. He was axed by Roman Abramovich last summer but is keen to make a return to the Premier League. Grant said: 'It is my first priority but in life you don't know what will happen tomorrow. 'Portsmouth are a fantastic club. I really enjoyed being there and I have a lot of friends there too.' Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega spurred on for Pompey bidEXCLUSIVE: Pompey close in on deal for Sven Goran-Eriksson after his Mexico dream collapsesPORTSMOUTH FC FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET  

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