Portsmouth close in on Tosic deal

(GSM) – Serbian full-back Dusko Tosic is waiting for his work permit before moving to Portsmouth. Tosic had his contract cancelled by Werder Bremen after pulling out of a loan move to Duisburg.

He has agreed an 18-month deal to join Pompey and is waiting for the work permit to be finalized in order to sign for the Premier League’s bottom club.

“I have signed a deal for 18 months with Portsmouth FC, pending just the work permit,” Tosic told Kicker-Sportmagazin.

“But there is a 99 per cent chance I will get permission for this.”

Tosic explained why he changed his mind about the Duisburg switch and gave the nod to a move to Pompey.

He added, “It is true that I said I would join MSV Duisburg, but that was just in case I could not pick up an interest from another club before the deadline of the transfer window.

“I did, in fact, have an agreement with Portsmouth until Sunday evening and in Bremen they ended up frustrated because they had to change their agreement with MSV Duisburg because of this.

“I did not really have anything against MSV Duisburg, but I was wanting to join a better standard of league and a stronger club.

“I did lose out on my regular role at Werder when I travelled to play in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Serbia.

“This is no excuse, Werder is not guilty, I am guilty. I did not manage to re-offer my services to the manager afterwards.

“Still, the end of this chapter has made me sad, especially those remarks that they would be delighted to have got rid of me now.

“This is, however, not important. I am wishing Werder and the players the very best. I just want to get over this thing now and fully focus on my new club.”