Real Madrid striker Javier Saviola is set to join relegation strugglers Portsmouth on loan, according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper reports that the striker has turned down moves to fellow Premier League clubs Newcastle and Everton in favor of a move to the south coast after being persuaded by boss Tony Adams to help out in the clubs relegation battle.
The Argentinian is set to travel to England this week and there are rumors that the star was seen in Fratton Park last night as Pompey lost 1-0 to high-flyers Aston Villa.
Manager Adams said: ‘I would still like a midfielder and a striker and hopefully we can get them in this week. We need some bodies.
‘We have a budget here. I do not have £40 million pounds to spend and most of my work will be done in the summer.’
Portsmouth’s sale of Lassana Diarra to Real Madrid is likely to benefit the club as the Spanish giants are set to loan out the striker, rather than sell to numerous interested clubs.
Saviola is said to be unhappy at Real Madrid after continually falling behind in the pecking order under manager Juande Ramos, especially with the recent signing of Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
It’s a difficult situation. You have to be very strong mentally because as each game goes by without playing you are destroyed a little more psychologically,” the 27-year-old told Spanish sports paper Marca.
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