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Belhadj signs for Pompey
As widely rumoured this morning Pompey target Nadir Belhadj has joined on loan from French side Lens with an option to buy at the end of the loan. Belhadj re-joined Lens from French side Lyon in January for 3.6 million euro and signed a three and a half year deal.
Talking to the Official Pompey Website Belhadj said: "I'm delighted to be at Pompey because it's a very good club with great players.
"I like the English people and I like English football, so this is an excellent opportunity for me.
"The club have chased me for a while now and when I heard that they wanted me, there was only one place I wanted to come. I wanted to come to Portsmouth.
"Harry Redknapp is a great manager and with the players we have at the club, I think we can do really well this season.
"I will do my very best to help us succeed."
"I like the system that the side played against Everton at the weekend. It suits me because I have a lot of pace and I like to run a lot."
Belhadj plays in a very similar position to recient signing Armand Traore in a left back or left wing back role.
Due to the international break we wont see him in action in a Pompey shirt for a couple of weeks as he's off on international duty with Algeria and will face new team mate Papa Bouba Diop in a World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday.
It is expected that there will be more transfer action at Fratton Park today, although its expected to be players leaving rather than joining.
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Personally I think it odd that Harry has signed 2 players on loan for effectively the same position and a third who also plays on the left.
What about the right side Harry? Thats the one we seem to have most of a problem with.