Premier League - Portsmouth still keen on McCarthy

Eurosport - Mon, 11 May 16:55:00 2009

Portsmouth caretaker manager Paul Hart has said he is still keen to land Hamilton Academical teenager James McCarthy in the summer.

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The 18-year-old midfielder was named Scottish Young Player of the Year after an impressive breakthrough season.

Hamilton revealed Pompey had a £500,000 bid for the teenager turned down, and Hart has admitted they are continuing to monitor the situation closely.

Hart said: "I am director of the youth academy and he is a youngish boy, so I can get involved in those sort of things.

"But I am not looking any further than next Monday and the Sunderland game. That is the way I've been doing it since I've come in."

McCarthy has previously attracted interest from the likes of Liverpool and Palermo, with the Serie A club making a 5 million euro (around £4m at the time) offer for the youngster last summer.

PA Sport / Eurosport

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  1. why dont offfer good money for him

    From j w, on Tue 12 May 8:09AM

  2. He must be better than some of the donkeys we have­ playing for us at the moment. No spirit, always look­ tired and slow. I am still not certain we will stay­ up.

    PLAY UP POMPEY!!!!
    POMPEY PLAY UP!!!!

    From Lord Dambo of Purbrookshire, on Tue 12 May 7:10AM

  3. Why don't they offer a decent amount for him? they­ think because they play in the SPL they can get players­ on the cheap, pay up English clubs, you pay plenty for­ over rated foreign @#$%............

    From Gary S, on Mon 11 May 11:30PM

  4. Idk is the boy good?

    From Cody the keeper, on Mon 11 May 11:22PM
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