Portsmouth will evaluate the future of winger Josh Martin in the coming weeks as his short-term contract expires.
Martin was signed by Portsmouth in November. He had been training with John Mousinho’s team for some time, but the manager repeatedly downplayed the need for another wide player before bringing in the 22-year-old on a short-term basis.
The former Norwich City and Arsenal youngster signed a contract until mid-January and has made three League One appearances since. However, wingers have begun to return for Pompey, and Martin was absent from the squad that defeated Shrewsbury Town 3-0 last weekend.
As a result, Mousinho has now been quizzed on the winger’s situation, insisting that opportunities will arise for him over the busy festive period.
Speaking to The News, the Portsmouth boss confirmed they will be looking at a decision over his future in the coming games. He explained:
“That’s one we are going to look at over the next five games.
“It seems funny because there’s not a huge amount of time between now and then, but there are so many matches and we know Josh is going to have a part in some of them. We will take a view of what that looks like.”
He later added:
“Josh has performed really well and done everything asked of him. He has a big part to play over the next few games and possibly beyond that.”
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