Portsmouth in hunt to sign Bolton ace Josh Dacres-Cogley in £500,000 update - report
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Portsmouth in hunt to sign Bolton ace Josh Dacres-Cogley in £500,000 update - report

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 are interested in Bolton Wanderers defender Josh Dacres-Cogley this summer but may be too expensive, according to Alan Nixon.

The Sun reporter shared on his Patreon page [7 July] that John Mousinho is a fan of the right-back and could plot a move, but the price tag of £500,000 may be slightly out of Pompey's range.

Portsmouth are already well underway with their summer business as the club prepare for life back in the Championship, signing a mixture of free agents and loan recruits.

Nixon posted: "Portsmouth want Bolton right-wing-back Josh Dacres-Cogley if the price is right.

"Pompey beat Wanderers to promotion and now want their attacking defender. But the fee may be in the £500,000 range and beyond what they want to pay just now."

Portsmouth chase Dacres-Cogley

Expect this transfer to roll on should Portsmouth, as reported, not be too eager to pay half a million pounds for Dacres-Cogley.

It may transpire that the club are willing to meet Bolton's asking price as the transfer window moves into late August, but for now, Mousinho and his staff appear tentative and not game to jump the gun.

Besides, Pompey have already brought in former Barnsley captain Jordan Williams who is expected to be the team's first-choice right-back and should start in the season opener away at Leeds United.

The club have been ruthless in the reassembly of their squad for the higher level, with last season's right-back Joe Rafferty released and now at Rotherham, plus Zak Swanson who may still agree new terms at Fratton Park, but is for now out of contract.

John Mousinho
John Mousinho has already brought in one right-back, and now wants another

Dacres-Cogley was a key part of the Bolton side which narrowly missed out on joining Portsmouth in promotion from League One, playing 44 league matches and coming up against Mousinho's men.

The 28-year-old only arrived at Wanderers last summer after two years at Tranmere Rovers, and broke through at Birmingham City.

In other Portsmouth news, a new professional contract has been agreed in Jay Sadler's women's squad.

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