6'5" STRIKER ON THE WAY
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What recent transfer news is affecting Portsmouth FC?
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The following transfer news story was broken by the news. Go to their website for the full SP. It's now being widely reported elsewhere. The gist of the story is this. Portsmouth have reportedly set their sights on Ligue 2 striker Nesta Elfage as a potential January signing. According to reports, manager John Messinao is eager to add more firepower up front before the transfer window closes on February 2. Elfage currently plays for Grenoble Foot in the French second tier. The 25-year-old has a towering presence, standing at 6ft 5in and has chipped in with four goals and three assists so far this season, for his 13th-place side. Now it seems Grenoble might have a fight on their hands to keep one of their key players, if Pompey get their way.
Misenio is said to be desperate to bring a new number nine to Fratton Park to boost the club's fight for Championship survival. Currently in their second season back in the division, Pompey are dangerously close to the drop zone and need a change in fortunes to avoid an immediate return to Ligue 1. It's believed Grenoble have slapped a £1m price tag on the forward, but it's unclear if the South Coast club are prepared to meet that valuation to bring him over from France. Portsmouth's interest stems from the Frenchman's significant height, with the club hoping he can offer a different kind of attacking threat and make a real impact. The Championship side has apparently been scouting the player for months and are now ready to make a move.
However, with a contract running until the summer of 2027, the French club are in a strong negotiating position and under no pressure to sell this month. As things stand, Pompey sit 21st in the Championship table, just one point clear of the relegation places, ahead of a crucial clash with Sheffield Wednesday. Bringing in a player like El Fij could certainly give Portsmouth a different dimension.
Who is Nesta Elfage and why is Portsmouth interested in him?
His sheer size would make him a handful for Championship defenders, and offer a profile that Moussinho's other strikers don't have. While he's shown promise in France, his goalscoring record isn't prolific, which might be a concern for a team desperate for a reliable goalscorer. Oh, let's hope it's true. Let's hope there's something in this one. because I for one am fed up with saying to the bloke next to me at five to three on a Saturday afternoon by the way I use those words metaphorically because we don't play too many games any longer at 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon but that's another discussion I'm fed up saying to the bloke next to me they're big aren't they and compared to us practically every championship side simply is big I mean sometimes they're very good at football as well and they're very athletic and they're very fast and
And they're very well organised and they've got good ball control. Of course, those things. But those things are matters of opinion, largely. You know, formations and skill. But the fact that somebody is 6 foot 5 and your player is 5 foot 10 is a factor. Because there is blood and guts about football. It is a combative sport. You know, it's a tactile sport. You knock into each other a lot. And a bigger guy, particularly if he can handle himself and knows what to do with his weight advantage, will win. Even if they don't necessarily win the ball, they will win the mental battle. So a six foot five inch centre forward for me. OK, so this sounds old fashioned. Any day of the week. as long as he can play the game to a certain extent.
If he's just used as the target man so that the goalkeeper's option of going long doesn't mean that Colby Bishop, Colby Bishop, Colby Bishop every time is sought for with the long ball and has to do a tussle with often a six foot three, four, five inch centre half, that's a good variation. If we had two players who were good at receiving the long ball, then the opposition's defence have got some thinking to do. So, yes, I say, what about you? You can always drop us an email if you feel like contributing your two penneth.
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