Kewell has been said to be on manager Harry Redknapp's hitlist for the coming season.

But Storrie admitted Pompey had once wanted to bring Kewell to Fratton Park - but that was years ago.

“As for Kewell, that is two years out of date," he todl the Portsmouth News.

"Back then we were interested and then he had that bad injury. That was the end of that.

”Nothing's happening now, though.”

The Portsmouth boss also ruled out any chance of the club trying to snare Valencia midfielder Edu.

He added: “Edu? Dear oh dear, that's another one wide of the mark.

“I read that – apparently it is an exclusive. Well, it is exclusively wrong."

However Storrie admitted the Redknapp was desperate to bring Kewell's former team-mate Peter Crouch into Portsmouth's starting XI.

"Harry has made it clear he wants Peter Crouch," said Storrie. "He's the sort of quality we want to add to the team.

"We have made a fair bid for him and that was turned down but we are still interested.

"It's now the case that we have made known our position and Liverpool have made know theirs – we will see what happens after that.

"This is not the end of it."