New doubts over Portsmouth owner Al Faraj

There are fresh doubts over the future of Portsmouth.

The Daily Mail says in an interview with a Saudi Arabian newspaper, the property tycoon reportedly admitted he is 'no billionaire' and could keep the club for as little as six months.

Portsmouth insist that the story in well-established publication Asharq al-Awsat was fabricated, but the episode is sure to ring alarm bells with their fans.

Club officials were astonished by the alleged interview, which countered everything they have been told in meetings with the investor. Al Faraj has passed the Premier League's fit and proper persons test but still very little is known about him.