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Pompey trio still wanted - Storrie
Portsmouth, 13:40, August 7, 2009 ,
Star Portsmouth trio David James, Sylvain Distin and Niko Kranjcar will not be sold unless the club's financial position gets worse.
The three first-team regulars have been linked with moves away from Fratton Park this summer, with Pompey executive chairman Peter Storrie admitting no money had come into the club for nine months.
And while Storrie has cashed in on the likes of Glen Johnson and Peter Crouch already this summer, James, Distin and Kranjcar will be staying put - for now.
Storrie told the News: "'If my hands are forced with certain things not happening it's a different situation - but we're not there yet.
"The ones that are going to go now are purely to do with tactical reasons. We want David, Sylvain and Niko to stay."
Storrie also confirmed Pompey want Distin and Kranjcar to sign new deals once the takeover goes through, while he wants to bring in four new players "in an ideal world".