Harry Redknapp has made his first move of the transfer deadline day by sealing a season-long loan deal with French club Lens for Algerian defender Nadir Belhadj.
Significantly Belhadj is a left back and will seemingly compete for that spot in the Pompey side with Hreidarsson and recent loan signing, Armand Traore.
Redknapp successfully tried out a new 3-5-2 formation at Everton with Johnson and Traore operating as wing-backs. This signing would appear to indicate that this is a system that he intends to explore further although it clearly puts a doubt over the starting role of Traore who, until today, looked a very decent fantasy signing.