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Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed he wants to strike a deal to end Francis Jeffers' loan spell at Everton.
Jeffers returned to Goodison Park from Arsenal in August, but has yet to score and has been unable to force his way past Tomasz Radzinski and Wayne Rooney.
Redknapp wants to sign Jeffers to solve his current striker shortage.
He said: "I would like to sign Francis Jeffers, but I don't really think it's a goer. I will try it and see."
Redknapp said: "I am looking for a striker as we are desperately short - I have only really got Teddy Sheringham at the minute.
"He belongs to Arsenal and he is on loan at Everton and I doubt whether or not Arsenal would want to lose him."
Redknapp is currently without Aiyegbeni Yakubu due to the African Nations Cup and Svetoslav Todorov and Vincent Pericard through injury.
Jason Roberts' loan spell from West Brom has also ended and the player has now joined Wigan.