For the time being, Pompey has withdrawn its request to hire George Edmundson.
As they get ready for the Championship, The News understands that the Blues have looked into the possibilities of adding the Ipswich Town defender.
But the indications are Edmundson is a wanted man at Portman Road, following his side’s promotion to the Premier League.
Pompey was eager to sign the 26-year-old in January, and there were indications that Edmundson would be free by the time the winter window opened.
But after making just two league starts before to the new year, the former Rangers player forced his way back into Kieran McKenna’s lineup.
However, a string of matches played during the January transfer window altered the situation, as teammate Cameron Burgess was serving with Australia in the Asian Cup.
That saw Pompey turn to Reading defender Tom McIntyre, with the 25-year-old signed as a player with the potential to step in event of promotion.
Edmundson was required to start just three of the Tractor Boys’ final 16 games, however, as they secured second place in the Championship.
That lack of game time raised the question to Pompey of what central defender’s prospects would be next term in the Premier League, as he enters the final year of his existing agreement.
At this point, though, the indicators indicate that McKenna wants the Manchester-born behemoth to take his place in the starting lineup.
This summer, Pompey’s defense will be concentrated in the middle, as Sean Raggett was let go despite being instrumental in the League One triumph.
Conor Shaughnessy, who had regular game action last season, is now the senior option at the back.
Tom McIntyre’s Pompey career has lasted 54 minutes to date following an ankle injury on his debut, while Regan Poole is returning from a knee injury that interrupted his season in November.
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