Portsmouth coach Tony Adams has agreed a new one-year deal to continue as Harry Redknapp's assistant manager at Fratton Park.The former Arsenal and England star has succumbed to the lure of UEFA Cup football next season and put on hold his ambitions to become a manager in his own right for at least another 12 months.

Adams' current one-year deal is about to expire but Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has confirmed he will sign a new one.

Adams, who was influential in the introduction of the 4-5-1 system which helped earn Pompey 23 clean sheets last season, has settled for a third campaign at Fratton Park under Redknapp - the two previous ones both resulting in top-10 league finishes.

Storrie said: "I have spoken to Tony's agent and it has been verbally agreed for him to stay for another 12 months.

"Obviously we are delighted with this news as he has become a key part of what we are trying to achieve at this football club."

Meanwhile, Pompey have rejected as "completely untrue" a report that they have signed Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Mattos, 24, from Greek club Panathinaikos by activating a release-clause in his contract with a bid of £5.9million.

Mattos has impressed in his first season in Greece, attracting much attention from other clubs in Europe, after arriving last summer from Sao Paulo's Corinthians.

But the player who is believed to be part-owned by agent Pini Zahavi, a close friend of Pompey owner Sacha Gaydamak, is not one of the five stars Pompey say they want to sign this summer.

Pompey's communications director Gary Double said: "There is no truth in this report at all."

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