Josh Murphy drops update on his Portsmouth FC future..
Josh Murphy has said that he is happy as a Portsmouth player following his breakout season in the Championship at Fratton Park.
When Pompey managed to pull the winger away from fellow promotees Oxford United last summer, it felt like a coup amid the club’s that had gone up, but potentially a bigger loss for Oxford than a gain for John Mousinho.
Murphy’s record in the Championship wasn’t glistening. He’d only managed to surpass 10 combined goals and assists once in his second tier career prior to the 2024/25 campaign, and that was just shy of a decade ago with MK Dons.
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But, despite any doubts, his electric performance in League One to help the U’s win promotion via the play-offs, especially that brace at Wembley against Bolton Wanderers in the final, just foreshadowed what was to come from.
the 30-year-old this season.
Josh Murphy reveals how happy he is at Portsmouth
He ended his first Portsmouth campaign with 21 direct goal contributions in the Championship and made a very strong case that he should’ve been in the division’s Team of the Season.
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Unsurprisingly, Murphy won the Portsmouth Player of the Season award. His amazing performances quickly endeared him to the supporters, and he has admitted how glad he is to be playing his football at Fratton Park.
“I am happy here, I am settled here, there’s a lot going on and the club is building to push for the Premier League – and that aligns with what I want to do,” Murphy stated, via The News.
“I am happy here and I want to keep playing at Fratton Park because this place is pretty special. It has been great all season, who wouldn’t want to be playing here?
Josh Murphy’s 24/25 Championship stats.
Appearances
42
Goals
7
Expected goals
4.9
Assists
14
Big chances created
21
Source: Sofascore.
“Being settled here brings the best out of me. I am settled here, the family love it down here, I have a manager who believes in me and backs me and the club is going in the right direction.
“With my performances, this is the base I want to work off going into next season and I believe I can still get better, I believe I can get more goals and assists, so hopefully this is just the benchmark for the future.”
Josh Murphy must remain at Fratton Park to allow Portsmouth to reach their potential
Before the winger put pen to paper on his three-year deal with Pompey, a number of better-established second tier outfits, including Hull City, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion, were all vying to sign him, as per The Sun. Given his brilliance this season, it’ll be no surprise if later down the line reports emerge of more interest in him from further up the division.
It’s unlikely that Murphy would move on this because of his contract situation and his professed satisfaction with his current situation. If, by some small chance, a team put in an unrefusable offer for him, it would be hugely damaging to Portsmouth’s future hopes of climbing the ladder.
They got a really good boost when star striker Colby Bishop returned from having heart surgery in November, which kickstarted their season, in effect, but Murphy has been the one that’s done a lot of the heavy lifting, consistently providing throughout the campaign.
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Pompey were able to seal their second-tier survival in style last month with back-to-back wins over Norwich City and Watford to head into the final day of the season with their Championship status confirmed for another year.
Murphy has been a huge part of their success in his maiden campaign at Fratton Park following his arrival at the club as a free agent in June just weeks after rejecting a new deal with fellow second-tier new boys Oxford United.
His standout form saw him named as the club’s Player of the Year recently, and his strong showings are bound to have attracted the attention of higher-placed Championship clubs ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window.
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It came as a surprise to many that Murphy decided to turn down a new deal with Oxford at the end of last season, especially after he had single-handedly fired them to the Championship with a quickfire brace against Bolton Wanderers to win the play-off final.
His signing was regarded as a coup for John Mousinho and Portsmouth on their return to the second-tier, and despite a slow start to life on the south-coast, he ended the campaign with seven goals and 14 assists in 42 league appearances while playing a huge part in their eventual 16th-placed finish.
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