Harte-break for Pompey as Kilbane quits Wearside

PORTSMOUTH’S bid to take Leeds left-back Ian Harte to Fratton Park has collapsed as a result of complicated Premier League rules regarding loan deals.

Pompey manager Harry Redknapp and his Leeds counterpart Peter Reid had agreed a season-long loan for the Republic of Ireland defender.

However, league rules state that clubs can only enter into two domestic loan deals the managers thought it was two from the Premier League plus others from the Nationwide.

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