Hajduk Split midfielder Niko Kranjcar is having a medical in Zagreb with a view to a £3.5m move to Portsmouth.

Kranjcar, 22, was being examined at Croatia's training camp ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifier with Russia.

Pompey have turned to him after missing out on Celtic's Bulgaria star Stilian Petrov who has signed for Aston Villa.

Kranjcar, who has been in Croatia's side since he was a teenager, starred at the World Cup and has been linked with Juventus, Real Madrid and Celtic.

He is the son of Zlatko Kranjcar, who was Croatia's coach at the World Cup but was replaced by former West Ham and Everton defender Slaven Bilic after their failure in Germany.