Portsmouth news round-up: Conor Chaplin makes exciting claim as Crystal Palace stars react to deal
Portsmouth have no doubt had a busy week as the transfer window slammed shut.
John Mousinho completed the last of his business on Monday as Pompey brought in numerous new faces into Fratton Park.
Conor Chaplin signing at Portsmouth was no doubt the biggest deal of the day, with the former academy star returning to Pompey.
However, since then, there has been plenty going on in and around the South Coast club.
Therefore, Pompey News has rounded up all of the latest stories from the past 48 hours.
Conor Chaplin: I’m counting down the days to play at Fratton Park
Many Portsmouth fans are rightly excited about seeing Chaplin back in action.
The attacking midfielder was sensational at Pompey for years and helped the South Coast club win the League Two title.
- Chaplin came through Portsmouth’s academy and went on to play over 100 times for the first team
- The attacking midfielder has since played in the Premier League with Ipswich
- Chaplin returned to Portsmouth on deadline day, ending his seven-year hiatus
Now, Chaplin has discussed his return to Fratton Park, highlighting how excited he is to get back out on the pitch as a Portsmouth player.
“I can’t wait, I’m really excited,” he said. “It will be a nice moment for me and my family, definitely. It’ll be a full circle.
“I can’t wait. It’ll be maybe a couple of weeks away now, so I’ll be counting down the days, and it’ll be a nice moment.”
Crystal Palace stars send messages as Franco Umeh
Another Portsmouth deadline day signing is Franco Umeh, who moved to the South Coast club from Crystal Palace on loan.
The winger is believed to have plenty of potential and has commonly featured on the bench for the Eagles.
Now, after his move to Portsmouth was confirmed, Umeh received multiple messages from Crystal Palace stars on Instagram, congratulating him on the move.
Tyrick Mitchell put: “Good luck bro,” with a love heart and fire emoji.
Justin Devenny responded with a heart hands, and fire emoji.
While Adler Nascimento simply put a goat emoji.
Portsmouth backed for mid-table Championship finish by Supercomputer
Given all of Portsmouth’s recent signings, it is obvious that fans are hoping for another good season at Fratton Park.
Avoiding any type of relegation battle will be expected, especially after the great start to the campaign.
Now, Opta believes that Portsmouth have an outside shot at promotion, viewing their odds of winning the play-offs are at 15.52 per cent.
However, the supercomputer predicts Pompey to finish 14th in the table, two places high than last season.
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