Henter back fra Exeter City

Med ny venstreback på plass, ligger alt til rette for å la Denver Hume forlate Fratton Park.

NYHETER: Pompey fortsetter å hente inn nykommere tidlig i sommer og legger dermed et godt grunnlag for at John Mousinhos nykomponerte spillerstall skal både bli godt kjente og få spilt seg inn til seriestart.

Jack Sparkes kommer til Pompey fra Exeter, og ettersom hans kontrakt med Exeter går ut nå 1. juli kommer han gratis. 22-åringen har spilt 150 kamper for Exeter. De fleste av dem som venstreback. Nå skal han gi Connor Ogilvie kamp om den plassen i Pompey. Denver Hume, som også er venstreback, er dermed overflødig og signeringen av Sparkes er dermed trolig det som gjør at Humes exit fra Fratton Park skyndes fram.

SE OGSÅ: Jack Sparkes’ spillerprofil

 

Hovedtrener John Mousinhos kommentarer til overgangen

«Jack’s an exciting talent who enjoyed a huge amount of success in helping Exeter get promoted to League One a couple of seasons ago. We think that he’s ready to kick on, fitting the age and profile of player that we’re looking to bring to the club and develop.

He’s a really versatile left-sided player and has good attacking qualities that complement what we already have in the building. Jack’s still only young, but played a lot of games for Exeter last season in a side that performed really well at this level.

So he already has plenty of experience despite his age. There’s a lot of promise there and we’re delighted to welcome him to Pompey.”

 

Jack Sparkes’ kommentarer til overgangen

«This is a big club to come to and when that offer was on the table, it was something I really wanted to do. To hopefully be part of something special and get Pompey promoted to the Championship is a massive attraction.

In order to improve myself, it was important that I found somewhere new and this is the right place for me. My best attributes are crossing and shooting. I like to get balls into the box to create chances, but can also do the defensive work as well.

There are a lot of challenges – I’m moving away with a young family and have to get to know all the lads. I also want to get the best out of myself. But there’s a big fanbase here and it’s a club that should be higher in the leagues, so it’s something that excites me.

It’s important for me to come here ready to start pre-season strongly, so after a couple of weeks of downtime, I’ve been hitting the training hard. We’ve got a trip planned to Spain and that’s a good chance for me to meet all the lads and really settle in. I want to make a big impact here at Pompey and play as many games as I possibly can to help the team.”