Josh Murphy drops update on his Portsmouth FC future | OneFootball

The winger settled in very well during his first season at Fratton Park.

Josh Murphy has said that he is happy as a Portsmouth player following his breakout season in the Championship at Fratton Park.

When Pompey managed to pull the winger away from fellow promotees Oxford United last summer, it felt like a coup amid the club's that had gone up, but potentially a bigger loss for Oxford than a gain for John Mousinho.

Murphy's record in the Championship wasn't glistening. He'd only managed to surpass 10 combined goals and assists once in his second tier career prior to the 2024/25 campaign, and that was just shy of a decade ago with MK Dons.

But, despite any doubts, his electric performance in League One to help the U's win promotion via the play-offs, especially that brace at Wembley against Bolton Wanderers in the final, just foreshadowed what was to come from the 30-year-old this season.

Josh Murphy reveals how happy he is at Portsmouth

He ended his first Portsmouth campaign with 21 direct goal contributions in the Championship and made a very strong case that he should've been in the division's Team of the Season.

Unsurprisingly, Murphy won the Portsmouth Player of the Season award. His amazing performances quickly endeared him to the supporters, and he has admitted how glad he is to be playing his football at Fratton Park.

"I am happy here, I am settled here, there’s a lot going on and the club is building to push for the Premier League - and that aligns with what I want to do," Murphy stated, via The News.

"I am happy here and I want to keep playing at Fratton Park because this place is pretty special. It has been great all season, who wouldn’t want to be playing here?

"Being settled here brings the best out of me. I am settled here, the family love it down here, I have a manager who believes in me and backs me and the club is going in the right direction.

"With my performances, this is the base I want to work off going into next season and I believe I can still get better, I believe I can get more goals and assists, so hopefully this is just the benchmark for the future."

Josh Murphy must remain at Fratton Park to allow Portsmouth to reach their potential

Before the winger put pen to paper on his three-year deal with Pompey, a number of better-established second tier outfits, including Hull City, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion, were all vying to sign him, as per The Sun. Given his brilliance this season, it'll be no surprise if later down the line reports emerge of more interest in him from further up the division.

It's unlikely that Murphy would move on this because of his contract situation and his professed satisfaction with his current situation. If, by some small chance, a team put in an unrefusable offer for him, it would be hugely damaging to Portsmouth's future hopes of climbing the ladder.

They got a really good boost when star striker Colby Bishop returned from having heart surgery in November, which kickstarted their season, in effect, but Murphy has been the one that's done a lot of the heavy lifting, consistently providing throughout the campaign.