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Alex Robertson bids farewell to Portsmouth supporters as questions continue about his future

Dan is a sports writer and broadcaster, who wrote for Breaking Media Limited's club sites including Pompey News between May 2024 and May 2025. Graduating from the University of Huddersfield in 2018 with First Class Honours in Sports Journalism, Dan has worked with several EFL clubs, as well as with BBC Radio, talkSPORT and TNT Sports. He previously resided in Sydney, Australia, where he continued his career as a freelancer in various sports. Dan was born and raised in Portsmouth, comes from a Pompey-supporting family, and was in attendance at both of the club's FA Cup finals in 2008 and 2010.

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08 May 2024, 10:45 am

On-loan Portsmouth midfielder Alex Robertson has offered his goodbyes to supporters as he returns to parent club Manchester City.

The Australian international posted on X [7 May] to give his thanks to the Pompey faithful for their support during his loan spell at Fratton Park, in which he flourished during the first half of the campaign before suffering a long-term injury.

Robertson, 21, made his Socceroos debut whilst performing on the South Coast and fans were in awe of his dominant, assured midfield displays in a Pompey shirt.

Upon leaving Fratton Park, Robertson said: "What a pleasure it was to play for Pompey.

"A massive thank you to all the staff, the players and the incredible fans for the support and help in my time at Fratton Park.

"I loved every minute at the club and I wish everyone the best for the future. Play Up Pompey."

Could Alex Robertson make a Portsmouth return?

There is certainly potential in the idea of Robertson spending a second season at Fratton Park.

His injury blow midway through the campaign means although he leaves with a League One winner's medal, there's still that feeling of unfinished business.

There is little chance he'll be involved in Pep Guardiola's plans next season, and the next step of natural progression would be the Championship.

A squad overhaul is expected at Fratton Park

Robertson is grateful for his time at Pompey as John Mousinho and the club enabled him to grow as a footballer, and his performances demonstrated that he is considerably above League One level in terms of natural ability.

The club are expected to wait to see how many recruits they may look to bring in over the summer as contract talks continue with several of their current squad whose deals are up next month.

Midfielders Marlon Pack (offered a contract) and Joe Morrell (talks ongoing) are likely to have a bearing on whether Pompey could part with a likely rising loan fee to prise Robertson from Manchester for another season.

In other Portsmouth news, Pompey Women ended their superb season with a rampant win.

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