Portsmouth: Pompey back in for Basinas

Portsmouth are set to rekindle their interest in Greece international midfielder Angelos Basinas after missing out on West Ham United's Michael Carrick.

The South Coast outfit were linked with the Euro 2004 star earlier in the summer but opted to chase the likes of Senegal international star Papa Bouba Diop and Carrick.

Portsmouth have landed Aliou Cisse, but with Amdy Faye out of action and Alexei Smertin returning to Chelsea, Redknapp is keen to bolster his numbers.

The Pompey boss had the chance to see Panathinaikos captain Basinas first hand when the Greeks played at Fratton Park at the weekend and was clearly impressed.

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They need to get someone, he is quite a good player so they need to pull out the stops to get him.