Portsmouth have had an undisclosed bid, believed to be in the region of £2.5million, accepted by Liverpool for Jermaine Pennant.
The 26-year-old winger has failed to establish himself as a first-team regular at Anfield following his £6.7million arrival from Birmingham City in 2006.
The former England Under-21 international has been linked with a move away from Merseyside since the summer and his fortunes have not improved this season after making just four appearances in Rafael Benitez's side.
Pennant, whose name has also been linked with Real Madrid this month, is now set for talks at Fratton Park over a move which could potentially kick-start his career.
The former Arsenal youngster is well known to Pompey boss Tony Adams from his own time with the Gunners.
He was lured to the north London club from Notts County as a teenager in 1999 but failed to make the grade and was sent out on a series of loan moves.
"Pompey have had a bid for Jermaine Pennant accepted by Liverpool," confirmed a club statement.
"(We) plan to discuss personal terms with the player over the next few days."
And about Saviola, Portsmouth have confirmed that they are interested in signing Real Madrid's Argentina international striker Javier Saviola.
The 27-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the Bernabeu since joining Real from deadly rivals Barcelona in the summer of 2007, scoring four goals in 22 appearances.
Pompey executive chairman Peter Storrie admitted: "I've been working on a couple of targets and he has been looked at. I have had quite a lot of discussions with Real.
"I'm sure there's a deal to be done, but it will be down to (manager) Tony Adams to decide if he wants to take that forward."
Saviola himself has hinted that he would prefer to stay put, telling the Spanish media: "I want to stay with Real and fight for an opportunity.
"I will only consider leaving if I receive an offer of a big project."
The 26-year-old winger has failed to establish himself as a first-team regular at Anfield following his £6.7million arrival from Birmingham City in 2006.
The former England Under-21 international has been linked with a move away from Merseyside since the summer and his fortunes have not improved this season after making just four appearances in Rafael Benitez's side.
Pennant, whose name has also been linked with Real Madrid this month, is now set for talks at Fratton Park over a move which could potentially kick-start his career.
The former Arsenal youngster is well known to Pompey boss Tony Adams from his own time with the Gunners.
He was lured to the north London club from Notts County as a teenager in 1999 but failed to make the grade and was sent out on a series of loan moves.
"Pompey have had a bid for Jermaine Pennant accepted by Liverpool," confirmed a club statement.
"(We) plan to discuss personal terms with the player over the next few days."
And about Saviola, Portsmouth have confirmed that they are interested in signing Real Madrid's Argentina international striker Javier Saviola.
The 27-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the Bernabeu since joining Real from deadly rivals Barcelona in the summer of 2007, scoring four goals in 22 appearances.
Pompey executive chairman Peter Storrie admitted: "I've been working on a couple of targets and he has been looked at. I have had quite a lot of discussions with Real.
"I'm sure there's a deal to be done, but it will be down to (manager) Tony Adams to decide if he wants to take that forward."
Saviola himself has hinted that he would prefer to stay put, telling the Spanish media: "I want to stay with Real and fight for an opportunity.
"I will only consider leaving if I receive an offer of a big project."
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