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Pompey beckons as Grant bunks off school again

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant is being lined up for manager's job at Portsmouth.

August 28, 2008 11:57

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Danny Caro,

Danny Caro

1 min read

Football Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant is being lined up for manager's job at Portsmouth, the JC can reveal.

He missed the last session of his Uefa PRO license course in Israel on Monday to attend the Premier League match against Manchester United.

Grant's presence at Fratton Park, despite a pressing reason for being in Israel, has fuelled speculation that Pompey's owner Alexandre Gaydamak is lining up the 53-year-old to replace Harry Redknapp as manager.
Amnon Raz, chairman of the Israel Coaches Association, said that Grant had called him at the weekend to say he would be unavailable for the final session of the course, even though his attendance was mandatory for receiving his coaching licence.

Last season the FA allowed Grant to manage Chelsea without his licence on the condition that he would have certification by the start of this season.