Portsmouth's Hughes confident of keeping Mousinho

Pompey chief Hughes confident of keeping MousinhoTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, ByTim Durrans, BBC Sport England and Andrew Moon, BBC Radio Solent's Portsmouth commentatorPublished13 minutes agoPortsmouth sporting director Richard Hughes says the club are "really confident" of keeping manager John Mousinho this summer.The 40-year-old kept Pompey in the Championship for a second successive season, winning four of their final six matches to finish 18th and avoid relegation.He signed a new two-year contract in September 2024, but has recently been linked with a number of clubs, including Bristol City, who have since appointed former Lincoln boss Michael Skubala."We're really confident we can [keep Mousinho]," Hughes told BBC Radio Solent."I think its a natural by-product of having an incredibly talented head coach who's a wonderful person. There's always going to be interest in him. "We've been consistent with what we've said all the way through. Our aim as a football club is to keep that ambition in line with all the talented staff and good players we have here."If we can make that commitment to improving year on year, we can show John that level of ambition."But I don't think anyone who's affiliated to the club or seen that body of work that John has put together over the last three and a half years is surprised he's linked with things."Hughes says the club have not received any official approaches for Mousinho and he was keen to dispel a lot of online rumours, adding the board have signed off on a budget increase for next season."We think we've got to a really good spot in terms of how we want to grow, and how we can see a pathway to this club being successful," Hughes added."It's really positive and something we're all really excited about, bringing in players again this...