Midfielder Danny Rose has penned a two-year deal at Pompey Picture: Sharon Lucey

The 28-year-old helped the Cobblers to the League Two title last season, after joining the club midway through the campaign from Oxford.

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But with his short-term deal at Sixfields expiring at the end of this month, the Blues have beaten the newly-promoted League One outfit to his signature, with Rose completing a medical at Fratton Park this morning.

Rose will officially become a Pompey player on July 1, when his time at Northampton comes to an end.