Linvoy Primus is confident Portsmouth will soon close the signing of Liverpool striker Peter Crouch.

"It looks like it will happen. I don't think it's a secret. I just think the clubs couldn't agree terms," Primus told The News. "It's like Gareth Barry going to Liverpool - you just expect it to happen.

"I don't think it was Peter stopping it - it boiled down to the two clubs getting together and sorting it out. That's usually the reason why these things take so long.

"Once the clubs agree I'm sure it's a done deal."