Harper has a contract on his table - unsigned - and it will stay unsigned if Newcastle bring in David James.But that will NOT happen, because Tony Adams sees his future hanging by a thread after the shock defeat in the FA Cup by Swansea City.
Adams will not part with the one player who is keeping him in a job.
James has been outstanding of late, as Pompey nose-dive towards relegation.
The transfer window closes this week, and I promise you ... James will see out the season on the South Coast.