Thu Aug 21 13:36:48 2008

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Portsmouth signs Thomas to permanent deal

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Portsmouth, England (Sports Network) - Portsmouth has revealed it has signed on-loan winger Jerome Thomas on a permanent basis from Charlton Athletic.

Thomas, 25, joined Pompey on loan last week and made his debut in Sunday's 4-0 defeat at Chelsea.

But Pompey have decided to make the move into a permanent transfer after agreeing an undisclosed fee with the Championship side.

Thomas has agreed a one-year contract at Fratton Park.

"It's a simple conversion from a loan deal to a permanent contract for a year," revealed chief executive Peter Storrie. "It frees up a loan space for us.

"Jerome could have been recalled by Charlton in January under the terms of his loan, but that's no longer a factor now his deal has been made permanent."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)