Pompey player contract talks next week

Portsmouth are planning talks with out-of-contract players next week.

Boss John Mousinho says he will not tell players of any decisions about their futures until after Saturday's final Championship game of the season at home to Hull City (12:30 BST).

"We've had a couple of meetings this week with players who are in contract but we didn't want to distract any of the out-of-contract players because it's unfair before the weekend," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.

"Any conversations we've had this week have been very straightforward and any of the ones which take more care and diligence we'll do on Monday."

Defenders Zak Swanson and Cohen Bramall are two of the first-team players whose deals are due to expire at the end of the season, although Pompey do retain an option to extend Swanson's contract.

Mousinho admits they have not made final decisions on everyone's future.

"We're still mulling over a few things and we have a couple of meetings on Friday with the board where we want to check things first before we make any decisions," he added.

"The conversations where you're letting players go aren't great but there's a lot of reward when you give a new contract but ultimately they're not nice conversations a lot of the time because you're talking about people's livelihoods so you have to tread carefully."