Primus extends Pompey deal

Chelsea's Arjen Robben vies against Linvoy Primus (L) of Portsmouth during the Premiership football match at Stamford Bridge in London, in February 2006. Primus signed a new two-year contract with the English Premiership that is set to keep the 32-year-old centre-half at Fratton Park until 2008.

Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus signed a new two-year contract with the English Premiership that is set to keep the 32-year-old centre-half at Fratton Park until 2008.

However, the south coast club will not be offering fresh deals to several out-of-contract players including former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and striker Vincent Pericard, who has been on-loan at Plymouth.

Defenders Gary Silk and Liam Horsted, goalkeeper Andrea Guatelli and midfielder Aliou Cisse have also left Pompey, as have on-loan duo Ognjen Koroman and Azar Karadas.

"Pompey will not be pursuing the option to purchase these players but they may look at them again in the future," said a statement on the club's official website.

Meanwhile Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, who himself has agreed a new three-year deal with the club, said he'd clocked up around 5,000 miles travelling around France and Portugal in the last week in his search for new players.

"I have seen some good players and it is now just a case of whether I can get them. I will have to talk to my chairman (Milan Mandaric) to see what the situation is."

Redknapp is believed to have identified Tunisia striker Francileudo dos Santos Silva as a likely transfer target after twice watching his club Toulouse in the past week.

The Pompey boss monitored South Africa striker Benni McCarthy's progress for much of last season and was impressed by him again on Sunday as he watched the Portuguese Cup final but said: "I'm not sure we will follow that one up again."

Portsmouth, who had looked like certainties for relegation in March, stayed up thanks to a late run of form which saw them take 20 points out of a possible 30 from their final 10 games and secure their top-flight survival with victory away to Wigan on the penultimate weekend of the season.