Craig offered new deal to stay at Pompey’s League One rivals
League One clubs continue to clear their decks after 202223 finished – but two names Pompey fans will be very familiar with are staying put, it seems.
Former Fratton favourite Craig MacGillivray has been offered a new contract to remain at Burton Albion.
And Mo Eisa – the subject of a failed £1.5m bid from Pompey in 2018 – has seen an option on his contract activated by newly-relegated MK Dons.
It means the 28-year-old striker will now have to prepare himself for life in League Two, unless a club stumps up the cash to sign him
The Dons broke their transfer record when they signed him Peterborough in 2021, with Posh also forking out a club record fee when they purchased the player from Bristol City two years earlier.
And with Eisa bagging 26 goals in 78 appearances for MK, they’re sure to want some sort of return if they decide to cash in this summer.
Pompey lost out to Bristol City when the striker left Cheltenham in 2018, after scoring 25 goals in 50 appearances for the then League Two Robins.
However, the move didn’t work out, with Eisa making just six appearances before being sold to Peterborough in 2019.
The Dons have also activated a clause in defender Zak Jules’ contract. However, Tennai Watson, Josh McEachran, Sullay Kaikai, Bradley Johnson, Franco Ravozzili, David Martin, Edward Gyamfi, Jack Davies and Lewis Johnson will all depart.
Burton have released Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Ben Radcliffe, Thierry Latty-Fairweather, William Kokolo, Louis Moult, Chris McCann, Sam Winnall, Ben Garratt, Jonny Smith and Callum Hawkins.
However, Brewers boss Dino Maamria wants MacGillivray to stay and has offered the 30-year-old a new contract.
The Scot moved to Burton from Charlton on a free transfer in January, penning a sixmonth deal. In that time, the 2020-21 Pompey player of the season featured 19 times for the club, keeping seven clean sheets.
Ex-Pompey striker Gassan Ahadme will return to Ipswich after one goal in seven Brewers appearances following his loan move in January.