Portsmouth's financial woes have increased after the club
confirmed they are being sued by Sol Campbell for fees and bonuses
their former defender claims he is owed.
Campbell, now at Arsenal, has issued a writ through his lawyers
for £1.7million he says he is owed in image rights and bonus
payments.
Portsmouth confirmed the receipt of the writ and a club
spokesman said: 'The matter is being dealt with by our
lawyers.'
Return: Sol Campbell is back at Arsenal at the age
of 35
The writ comes as Portsmouth prepare to appeal against a High
Court judge's decision to dismiss their application to have a
winding-up petition from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs struck
out.
The club have argued the VAT portion of its massive tax bill is
too high by £7.5million.
Action: Campbell in his Pompey days
Meanwhile, Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie is due in
court on Wednesday over an allegation he cheated the public revenue
over the signing-on fee for a midfielder.
Storrie, 57, has a plea and case management hearing at Southwark
Crown Court in London.
It is accused that between July 1, 2003, and November 28, 2007,
he 'cheated the public revenue' over a signing-on fee for Amdy Faye
from Auxerre to Portsmouth.
He is alleged to have arranged for the fee to Faye to be paid
via the bank account of an agent, Willie McKay, in order to
'conceal its true nature and purpose,' thereby 'causing a failure
on the part of the club to operate PAYE and account for income tax
and national insurance contributions in respect of that fee'.
Storrie has said he will defend himself in the 'strongest
possible terms' against the charge.