The youthful midfielder was a standout for Pompey the previous campaign until suffering a hamstring injury in January that ended his career.
According to FTBL, Alex Robertson of Manchester City is being pursued by a number of Premier League and Championship teams, including Portsmouth and Everton.
The 21-year-old midfielder was on loan at Pompey for the 2023–2024 season, when he played a key role in leading the team to the League One championship and promotion to the Championship.
However, his time on the field was restricted to the first half of the season, after suffering a hamstring injury during a training session soon after the turn of the new year, keeping him out for the duration of the season.
Although the Australian is anticipated to be fully recovered and prepared to play at the beginning of the 2024–2025 season, clubs throughout English football have taken note of his remarkable tenure with Portsmouth, and it appears that he may be leaving the Premier League winners this summer.
Pompey desires Robertson’s return.
FTBL, an Australian news outlet, reports that many more unidentified Championship and Premier League clubs are interested in signing Robertson this summer, including Portsmouth and Everton.
According to them, the young player’s destiny will probably be decided in the upcoming weeks, and a permanent departure from Manchester City seems like the most likely course of action.
Assistant coach Rene Muelensteen of the Australian national team is reported as saying, “We’re blessed with some top midfield talent and in Alex’s case he’s probably best suited in an advanced role,” in an FTBL interview.
“He has a lot of football ahead of him and was excellent at Portsmouth prior to his injury.” We’re excited to see his progress in the upcoming season; a strong start is crucial. Whether it’s in Portsmouth or anywhere else, we’re always keeping a careful eye on things.
“It takes exceptional qualities to train alongside the first team for several years and occasionally be called up to the bench at Manchester City.”
Robertson made his debut for the Citizens’ academy during the 2019–20 campaign. He soon established himself as one of the more promising young players in English football, and he was included in The Guardian’s 2020 ‘Next Generation’ list of the top 60 young players in the world.
“It takes exceptional qualities to train alongside the first team for several years and occasionally be called up to the bench at Manchester City.”
Robertson made his debut for the Citizens’ academy during the 2019–20 campaign. He soon established himself as one of the more promising young players in English football, and he was included in The Guardian’s 2020 ‘Next Generation’ list of the top 60 young players in the world.
Robertson received his first taste of senior football in the 2021/22 season after continuing to show promise in City’s youth, when he went on a brief loan to Scottish Premiership team Ross County.
However, he only made five appearances and contributed neither a goal nor an assist before returning to Manchester to focus on his youth football development. The decision was made to send the former England youth international back out on loan, this time to Pompey, at the beginning of the previous campaign.
It was there that he proved he was ready to truly begin his career in senior football, as his one goal and four assists before his injury setback were accompanied by consistently impressive performances.
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