Portsmouth sign ex-Peterborough defender Knight
Josh Knight spent three years at Peterborough, with whom he won the 2024 EFL Trophy
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Portsmouth have signed defender Josh Knight from German club Hannover 96 for an undisclosed fee.
Knight, 27, joins Pompey on a three-year deal, having played in the second tier of German football last season, scoring three times in 23 games.
The Leicester City academy product also spent three years at Peterborough, with whom he lifted the EFL Trophy in 2024, beating his former loan club Wycombe.
Head coach John Mousinho said Knight was a player Portsmouth "had been tracking for a long time".
"I remember him being absolutely outstanding for Peterborough in the season we won promotion from League One in 2024 and I felt they were unlucky not to go up with us," Mousinho told Pompey's website., external
"He was a shining light and really caught our eye, earning a deserved move to Germany off the back of his performances.
"We're bringing in a player who possesses plenty of experience – including at Championship level – and has a lot of the qualities that we look for in a centre-half."
