Despite having been given the green light by a leading surgeon to continue his playing career, Linvoy Primus fears he may not appear again for Portsmouth.

The 34-year-old defender has been ruled out of action for the rest of the season after sustaining a serious knee injury and there were initial fears that he may not have been able to continue his career at all.

But following a consultation with knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman, Primus has been told he should be fit enough to resume playing this summer.

Nevertheless, with his contract at Fratton Park expiring at the end of the current campaign, Primus fears he may well have played his last game for Pompey.

"Dr Steadman gave me the all-clear, there are no more crutches or knee braces," he told the Portsmouth News.

"There'll be lots of conditioning work in June then I'll be back in time for pre-season.

"Although, I don't know whose pre-season that will be.

"Realistically I won't be back before July and if you look at it that way I could have played my last game for Pompey."

While Primus accepts he may have to look elsewhere to get a game next season, for the time being at least, he knows he has to fully focus on his rehabilitation.

He added: "I'm just trying to concentrate on getting my knee right first, the contract doesn't mean anything if I am not able to play.

"To be honest I am more concerned with the knee than the contract.

"There has not been much said to me on the contract front - we have not gone down that road yet.

"But at the moment I may have to accept I might not be able to play for Pompey again."

Mike Hytner / Eurosport