Reeco-Hackett deal rumoured to be agreed with Lincoln

[Jack_Tinn]

It is being reported that Pompey have agreed a price with Lincoln to sell Reeco-Hackett to Lincoln.

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/foot ... al-4180463

No mention of the fee - I wouldn't think it would be six figures - but still good to get a fee for the player and to free up a squad place and money in the wages/transfer kitty

All the best Reeco. Talented player I think but needs to improve his decision making, consistency and vision whilst on the ball. He needs games to improve and Pompey aren't going to be offering him regular first team football. Best for everyone that he goes to another team and works on his game there.

[Pompey1984+1]

Wasn't he close to leaving on deadline day in January? He's 25 if he was going to 'make it' he would have by now.

[Jack_Tinn]

Wasn't he close to leaving on deadline day in January? He's 25 if he was going to 'make it' he would have by now.

Yes, Lincoln wanted to sign him in January but Pompey said no to the deal then. I suspect they said no because they couldn't afford to let another player in a wide area leave once Curtis was injured. It makes a lot of sense however now since he had a run in the first team and a chance to impress the new manager in the first parts of this year and Mousinho obviously decided he wasn't going to be someone he wanted to build his first team xi around.

[Blue Walter]

I agree that Hackett is a very naturally talented player and given a run he could well prove to be a very good player. I wish him good luck and I hope it works out for him. I hope Lincoln see him as first team material rather than back up squad because that is how he has been seen here. Whichever way it still means he will be making a living as a professional footballer which is more than he was before he came to Pompey.

[Jack_Tinn]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65903230

deal complete. Sounds like we are happy with the money (undisclosed) we got for him.

I think it is a sign of confidence that Mousinho and Hughes were happy to let him go on day one of the transfer window.

[Weybridge]

I agree that Hackett is a very naturally talented player and given a run he could well prove to be a very good player. I wish him good luck and I hope it works out for him. I hope Lincoln see him as first team material rather than back up squad because that is how he has been seen here. Whichever way it still means he will be making a living as a professional footballer which is more than he was before he came to Pompey.

Exactly. Some players flourish because they move on, not because they stay. Potential is a great thing, but often it needs a different environment to mature.

[BlueinPLtwenty]

I always felt that he would do a really clever bit of skill to beat a player and immediately lose it to the next opponent