Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has confirmed the club plan to trigger a 12-month extension clause in Kusini Yengi’s contract.
Portsmouth have enjoyed a fine turnaround in the Championship after a poor start to the season. Pompey have had a tough time of things in their first campaign back in the second tier, but things are looking good as it stands.
Last year’s League One winners are nine points clear of the drop in 17th place in the Championship table, a position buoyed by strong form at Fratton Park.
The move up a league has made this a season of transition though, and some of the stars of the 2023/24 campaign have found action harder to come by.
Among them is Kusini Yengi, who has played only eight times for Portsmouth – though injury has kept him out for big chunks.
Despite those struggles though and a lack of form in the matches he did play in, Pompey are under no illusions over his future. Yengi is out of contract this summer but John Mousinho has confirmed a 12-month extension option is in place, and they plan to trigger it.
“We’ve got an option on Kas. I know that means he is out of contract, but as far as we’re concerned we’ve got him for another 18 months,” the Portsmouth boss told The News.
“We’re constantly monitoring these things and in contact with agents and players.
“‘here’s no panic over that situation, in my mind he’s not out of contract at the end of the season. That option gives us that protection there.”
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