04 Aug 2026 15:55:09
Is anyone else gutted by the sale of Freddie Potts? Feel like this one has gone massively under the radar.

I fully expected him to cement a first team place in the middle of the park this year.

Was it a case of the move being a very good one for him personally? Or did the powers that be feel that at 23 he wasn’t going to improve beyond his current level?

Shame - I feel £10M is buttons, and I always like to see East End lads in the team, wish him well.

1.) 04 Aug 2026
04 Aug 2026 16:17:41
I would've kept him for next year at least, and re-evaluated depending on whether we get promoted or not. Whether he is good enough for the Prem is one question, but he is definitely good enough for the Championship, having already had a good season for Pompey there.

2.) 04 Aug 2026
04 Aug 2026 17:56:49
IG, what I have heard is that it was solely a financial decision. Basically, as he has come out of the academy, outlay is zero, sale 10 million, therefore a profit on the player of 10 million, whereas with most of the others, JWP, Magassa, we could potentially make a loss.


I'm with you in that I would much prefer him to stay. He showed glimpses of being a really good player, although he did lose his way a bit. But he would be fine in the Championship. I get the feeling he doesn't see eye to eye with Nuno.