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Portsmouth FC Portsmouth boss’ verdict as Fifa cash boost confirmed ahead of transfer window By Jordan Cross Pompey writer Comment Published 21st Dec 2024, 05:00 GMT Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now John Mousinho has confirmed Pompey will be compensated for Kusini Yengi’s injury picked up while on international duty. Sign up to our Portsmouth FC newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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But the Blues boss doesn’t see the boost to the club’s coffers having a significant impact on what unfolds, as the transfer window opens. Pompey are in line to receive a payment from Fifa as part of their Club Protection Programme, after Yengi suffered a knee injury in the Socceroos’ 2-2 draw with Bahrain last month. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The 25-year-old is expected to be sidelined for up to 10 weeks, which arrived as a blow for John Mousinho’s squad as his season showed signs of accelerating.
The programme awards a daily payment of up to £17,000 for up to 365 days. That is calculated on the fixed salary paid to a player and excludes the first 28 days of the injury, along with the day the player returns to training. Read More Portsmouth boss reveals striker January transfer view after Kusini Yengi injury blow Portsmouth guaranteed significant financial payout from FIFA to compensate for costly striker injury DETAILED: The Portsmouth players who will have to go in January window with futures under spotlight That broadly would mean receiving six weeks’ compensation, if Yengi is to be out for the 10-week period anticipated.
It offers some form of recompense for the blow of losing Yengi for Pompey, in a similar fashion to what unfolded when Joe Morrell went to the World Cup with Wales in the middle of the 2022-23 season. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mousinho confirmed there would be a payment to the Blues, but didn’t see it as a factor which would make a major difference to the transfer kitty afforded to the football operation in the January window. He said: ‘I believe so (Pompey will receive compensation).
That’s the Fifa regulations and he’s covered until he’s back fit again. ‘I don’t know and it’s no big concern of mine. I don’t think we’re all of a sudden going to have £15m to spend in January!’ Continue Reading Related topics: Boss Portsmouth FIFA Boost Joe Morrell Blues Comment Comment Guidelines National World encourages reader discussion on our stories.
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