Portsmouth invite Man City to make an offer for defensive transfer target
Published 22:30 30/12/09 By Football Spy
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Younes Kaboul last night moved a step closer to joining Manchester City after Portsmouth invited Roberto Mancini to make them an offer.
City boss Mancini has lined up £8million pounds rated Kaboul as his first signing and Portsmouth are ready to cash in on the former Tottenham defender to help get their transfer embargo lifted.
Pompey executive director Mark Jacobs said: ìIt just depends on what happens, basically.
"If another club makes a silly offer for some of our players, which quite clearly they can, then there’s not that many people available in the January transfer window, as everyone knows.
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"Those that are available take a bigger premium."
Kaboul, 23, has played 34 games - scoring four goals - since arriving at Fratton Park from Spurs in July 2007 in a £7million pounds deal.
Portsmouth need to find £10million pounds to pay off Chelsea, Watford and French club Rennes to get their embargo lifted and allow Avram Grant to strengthen his squad in next monthís transfer window.
Jacob, who has also assured players they will be paid their December wages on time today, added: "I hope it will get lifted this week.
"We haven’t had the benefit of a transfer window. As soon as we have the benefit then it will be an opportunity for Avram to start doing some trade."
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