Portsmouth have signed Jacob Farrell
Portsmouth have signed Jacob Farrell
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Jacob Farrell spotted at Portsmouth training ground amid speculation

Dan Godfrey
Dan Godfrey

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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Portsmouth fans online have discovered a new face at the club's training ground believed to be Australian left-back Jacob Farrell.

Via a post on X from Pompey fan page @Pompey_pjc [19 July], a player looking strikingly similar to Farrell was spotted alongside CEO Andy Cullen at the Blues' training complex in Hilsea.

John Mousinho is keen on adding Australia U23 man Farrell to his ranks [Andrew Moon, 19 July], with the player having represented Central Coast Mariners since 2021 and won the last two A-League Premiership titles.

Portsmouth close to Farrell capture

That Portsmouth are nearing the completion of Farrell's signing is an interesting one for a number of reasons.

Firstly, the two-time A-League Premiership champion would become the third Aussie in Mousinho's squad alongside Kusini Yengi and Sam Silvera - with the added potential of an Alex Robertson return wished for by Pompey fans.

Furthermore, the left-back berth was not one that was immediately identified as a pressing need for Pompey - more so on the right-hand side, although Zak Swanson's contract extension has now been confirmed by the club.

Connor Ogilvie and Jack Sparkes are currently the two options at left-back, with Farrell's imminent arrival possibly providing Mousinho with the flexibility to operate a wing-back system when he sees fit - Ogilvie possibly dropping into the left of a back three.

Farrell has been highly thought of in the A-League for a number of years now despite being just 21, and is set to make a challenging new step across to the Championship.

In other Portsmouth news, a closer look into Brett Pitman's latest local non-league move.

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