Olisadebe on trial at Pompey
20/12/2005 - 16:23:37Portsmouth are to take a look at Panathinaikos striker Emmanuel Olisadebe who arrives on the south coast for a short trial tomorrow.
Manager Harry Redknapp is looking to bolster his striking options after losing Vincent Pericard to a thigh injury after only six minutes against West Brom on Saturday and hopes the Nigerian-born Poland international – who turns 27 on Thursday – might be an answer.
Redknapp has already been linked with a host of names such as Manchester City’s former England marksman Robbie Fowler but could go abroad for his first signing since returning to the club.
Olisadebe has been in Greece for five years after moving from Polonia Warsaw.
Greek sources are suggesting a deal has already been struck between the clubs and that Olisadebe is now on the way to England to settle personal terms.
But a Pompey spokeswoman says this is still speculation and will depend on how the player’s visit to Fratton Park goes.
Olisadebe is believed to have long desired a move to the Premiership having almost joined Birmingham in 2002 – only for a failed medical to scupper the move.
But even if Portsmouth push the deal through quickly, Olisadebe or any other new signing would not be eligible for a debut until after the January transfer window opens.
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