'There will be more money available'
Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has said they will "add to the budget" next season and there will be more "money available" for them to spend on the playing squad. With safety confirmed in the Championship for another season having worked with one of the smallest budgets in the division, Mousinho has already shared his desire for the club to establish themselves in the second tier. "There's some exciting plans in place in terms of moving forward in the Championship," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent."We're not going to be anywhere near the biggest spenders in the league but we're going to add to the budget and there will be more money available which will be great."We have to be ambitious and build, just staying in the Championship has given us half a chance of doing that, my overall feeling is one of excited as to where we can go as a club."Despite the encouraging season and immense progress shown, Mousinho still wants to manage expectations and says the long-term plan is not one to be rushed. "There is no massive rush next year to all of a sudden become a side challenging at the top end of the league," he added."That point will definitely come but for now we need to have the foundations in first and go from there, the strategy here is long term and we will build on that and continue next year."
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