Portsmouth face freefall fears as club enters uncertain transfer window

Concern is growing on the south coast that Avram Grant will be unable to strengthen a threadbare Portsmouth squad as he seeks to save the club, four points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League, from relegation.

Portsmouth do not expect to be able to deal in the transfer window until 10 January at the earliest, when they are due to be paid a £7m instalment of TV money from the Premier League – and they are aware that the ban on signing players could be enforced throughout the month.

[readon1 url="https://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/03/portsmouth-debts-transfer-embargo"]Source: guardian.co.uk[/readon1]