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Portsmouth have signed Liverpool winger Kaide Gordon on loan for the rest of the season as well as adding goalkeeper Ben Killip from League One side Barnsley.

Gordon, 20, has made seven senior appearances and scored one goal for the Premier League leaders since moving to Anfield four years ago.

He spent the first half of the campaign at Pompey's fellow Championship side Norwich, scoring once in 10 appearances.

"We're delighted to welcome Kaide to the club and would like to thank Liverpool for loaning him to us," Portsmouth boss John Mousinho said.

"He arrives having already gained experience of this level from his time with Norwich and really boosts our attacking options.

"Kaide is a talented young player with bags of potential and I'm excited to see what he can do in a Pompey shirt during the rest of this season."

Goalkeeper Killip, meanwhile, has signed a short-term deal at Fratton Park until the end of the current campaign, coming in as Will Norris departs for Wycombe.

The 29-year-old joined Barnsley from Hartlepool United in the summer of 2023 and has played 36 games for the South Yorkshire club, including 21 this season.

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Portsmouth striker Colby Bishop has extended his contract with the Championship club until the end of the 2027-28 season.

The 28-year-old has scored 50 goals in 120 matches since joining from Accrington in July 2022.

Bishop returned to the side in November after undergoing open heart surgery in the summer, after a potential risk had been identified during off-season cardiac screening.

"He's been a vital part of what that team have achieved ever since I arrived here and his goalscoring record speaks for itself," boss John Mousinho told the club website, external.

"We saw what a boost it gave to everyone inside Fratton Park when he returned for that game against Preston a few months ago.

"I've been impressed with how quickly he has adapted to playing in the Championship because, as well as his threat in front of goal, he offers so much to the team."

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Portsmouth have signed free-agent defender Alexander Milosevic on a deal until the end of the season.

The 33-year-old former Sweden international had a short stint at Nottingham Forest in 2019 and has been without a club since leaving Swedish side AIK last year.

"The injuries we've suffered means we're short on defensive options going into the final stage of the campaign," Pompey boss John Mousinho said., external

"We scoured the markets to see who we could bring in and believe that we have found the best player available.

"Alexander has a wealth of experience competing at a high level of the game and has relatively recent playing experience.

"He's kept himself very fit and we feel that he should soon be ready to slot into the side and help us in the Championship."

Milosevic was born in Sweden but represented Serbia at youth level.

He has had three separate spells at AIK, from 2011 to 2014, in 2018 and then from 2021 to 2024.

Milosevic made 12 appearances in 10 months at Forest, scoring one goal.

Mousinho's Pompey sit 17th in the Championship with an eight-point cushion to the relegation zone.

They host league leaders Leeds United at Fratton Park on Sunday.

'Portsmouth believe they have found the best centre-back available' - analysis
BBC Radio Solent's Portsmouth commentator Andrew Moon:

The free-agent market in March isn't the easiest to navigate but Portsmouth believe they've found the best centre-back available.

Milosevic last played for AIK back in November so might take a bit of time to reach full fitness but even if that didn't come until after the international break that would still give him eight games to try to make an impact.

He knows about the Championship from a brief spell with Nottingham Forest back in 2019.

Conor Shaughnessy and Rob Atkinson haven't been ruled out for the season but realistically they are unlikely to feature until the final few games so Pompey felt they needed an additional body in.

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Portsmouth have released Australian striker Kusini Yengi and taken up options to keep defender Zak Swanson and midfielder Andre Dozzell at the club.

Yengi was a vital part of the Pompey side that won promotion to the Championship, making 31 appearances and scoring 13 goals across all competitions in the 2023-24 season.

But this term he has struggled for fitness and opportunities, making 14 appearances with no goals.

Swanson moved to Fratton Park from Arsenal in 2022 and agreed a new one-year contract in July. This season he made 32 appearances across all competitions with one goal.

Dozzell joined the Blues last summer following his departure from QPR. He has been a regular in John Mousinho's side this campaign, featuring 41 times.

Also departing are left-back Cohen Bramall, who the Blues signed in January on a deal until the end of the season, midfielder Tom Lowery, winger Anthony Scully and defender Alexander Milosevic.

Goalkeeper Ben Killip - who started Portsmouth's final two games of the season - has been offered a new deal. He joined Pompey on a short-term deal in February.

Portsmouth finished the season in 16th after they confirmed safety with two games to play.

'Not too many decisions to make' - Analysis
BBC Radio Solent's Portsmouth commentator Andrew Moon:

Compared to previous seasons there were not too many decisions for Portsmouth's hierarchy to make at the end of this campaign regarding out-of-contract players.

The most notable is the decision to let Kusini Yengi depart on a free transfer. The Australian had an impressive debut season in England but failed to score a single goal in the Championship in an injury-hit campaign.

The Blues had a option for an extra year, so they could have taken that and looked to sell him, but options years almost always trigger a wage increase. And there is no guarantee of finding a willing buyer nor Yengi agreeing to a move.

Zak Swanson was always going to be dilemma. He has made significantly more appearances in the Championship than in League One, and clearly has the technique and athleticism to play in the second tier.

However, his performances have been up and down. He ended up playing just five more minutes during the remainder of the season after making errors for both Derby County's goals in the 2-2 draw at Fratton Park on 12 April.

With Swanson, Jordan Williams and Terry Devlin, right-back is a tough position to call next season.

Cohen Bramall showed some bright moments after arriving on a free transfer from Rotherham in January.

He will have re-lived the final seconds of the loss at Coventry City in his mind countless times, and Portsmouth already have two contracted left-backs for next season, so it was always going to be a battle to stay.

Ben Killip was solid in his two end-of-season outings and showed he would be a decent option as third-choice keeper.

It was already publicly known that Championship survival would trigger a second year on Andre Dozzell's contract.

Alexander Milosevic did not manage to make a single appearance after joining as a free agent.

Tom Lowery and Anthony Scully have both been out on loan this season and were always going to depart.

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Portsmouth goalkeeper Ben Killip has signed a new two-year deal to stay at Fratton Park.

The 29-year-old arrived from Barnsley on a short-term contract in January and started in Pompey's final two league games of the season.

Killip played for Chelsea and Norwich City's youth sides before a stay at Hartlepool United and then a move to the Tykes where he made 36 appearances. He has also represented the England C side.

"We're delighted that Ben will be remaining at the club and our goalkeeping options look particularly strong," Portsmouth boss John Mousinho said.

"He complements the other guys we have here really well and that competition should bring out the best in all of them.

"We saw what Ben was capable of in those two games at the end of last season and I'm looking forward to working with him once more when the players report back later this month."