Portsmouth refusing to comment to a £4million bid for Inter Milan's Patrick Vieira
Portsmouth refused to comment on speculation linking them with a £ 4million bid for Inter Milan of former Arsenal and Juventus star Patrick Vieira.
The French, now 32 and past his peak considerable, is still a powerful engine of its national side and command wages of around £ 100000 per week, but any agreement will have to wait Inter new manager José Mourinho has got his feet under the table at San Siro.
It was reported that plans for Mourinho raid former club Chelsea for clients such as Frank Lampard and Michael Essien, who in turn put pressure on midfielder Vieira Pompey but a spokesman said: "We are linked to a big name after another, and it is bound to happen but we are still not commented. "
Pompey chief executive officer Peter Storrie admitted manager Harry Redknapp wants five new signed this summer - at least three of them "top quality" to meet the new demands of a campaign of UEFA Cup and the bid for another Premier League top 10 finish.
And although he has expressly rejected a report by the signing of Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Mattos of Panathinaikos, the stories are still speculating in Greece Pompey's candidacy "over £ 5.9 million for the former Corinthians star.
His agent Pini Zahavi told the Portsmouth News: "At the moment we are considering three bids from English clubs for him, one of Portsmouth and two others.
"But it is still possible, he could stay with Panathinaikos. He likes working conditions and he likes the fans."
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