Titus Bramble is ready to join Portsmouth after being
released by Newcastle and could be followed by Freddie Ljungberg.
Ljungberg, 30, is available on a free transfer and manager Harry
Redknapp wants to make him part of his ambitious plans to transform
the club over the summer.
Redknapp, who has also lined up Middlesbrough's Mark Viduka and
Udinese's Sulley Muntari, is trying to tempt Ljungberg to join
former Arsenal team-mates Sol Campbell, Lauren and Kanu with wages
of around £50,000-a-week.
Bramble, 26, was released this week after five years at Newcastle
who are keen to recruit Campbell, 32, in return. Yet Redknapp will
resist all offers for the former England international who has
another year left on his contract.
Chief executive Peter Storrie said: "There is money to spend within
reason but it is not an open purse and we will be looking at
targets carefully. If the right player comes along on a so-called
free the wages normally absorb it."
