Crystal Palace boss Paul Hart was surprised not to be listed among Portsmouth's creditors this week.
The Daily Mail says Hart, who guided Pompey away from relegation last season - but was then sacked in November - is owed close to £500,000 by the crisis-hit club.
Hart was supposed to get his pay-off in a series of instalments but since receiving the first payment in January the current Crystal Palace boss has received nothing. His lawyers have been chasing the money ever since.