Signed by Sir Bobby Robson for £5m from Ipswich, the defender has had an amazing rollercoaster ride at St James' Park.Robson, Graeme Souness and Glenn Roeder all said he would one day play for England and backed him throught his five year career. But the player continued to throw away points with ridiculous miss-timed tackles; 20yd back-passes when the goalkeeper was 25yds away; and stupid mistakes.
However, Portsmouth are set to give him Premiership football next term with a two year deal.
Others to go are goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek, defenders Olivier Bernard and Craig Moore, and "Gooch" can return to Standard Leige after his loan spell.