Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Pompey say Red's target is not for sale

Milan Mandaric has said that he expects Gary O'neil to stay at Portsmouth:
"There have been three or four enquiries from top Premiership clubs, but O'Neil's a Portsmouth boy and I want him to stay here," confirmed Mandaric. "There are big clubs hovering around, but I want him to stay. I want his future to be nowhere else but Portsmouth. "We have to build a team here and it would send out the wrong message to sell him."

Liverpool have been interested in the England under 21 midfielder for a while. There are a number of clubs, including Wigan, who are also watching the situation as O'neil has been producing excellent Premiership performances despite Portsmouth's plight.

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