New Portsmouth signing Reuben Swann grateful for club waiting on and AFC Sudbury for helping him bounce back from Colchester United release

Reuben Swann has revealed his debt of gratitude to both AFC Sudbury and Portsmouth after completing a dream move to the newly-promoted second-tier club for an undisclosed fee.

The 18-year-old midfielder, who has just finished a two-year course at AFC Sudbury’s academy, began pre-season training with Pompey this week after signing a two-year contract last Wednesday.

But things could have been very different after his trial on the south coast in November, his first with a pro club since being released from Colchester United aged 16, ended in a serious injury.

Speaking to SuffolkNews, he explained: “I went out on trial in November after a good start to the season and got injured, I did my lateral meniscus (knee) and had surgery on it.

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