This is Leicestershire --Leicester City looked to have been left frustrated in their attempts last night to sign Wolves striker Kevin Doyle as the transfer window closed.
City tried to entice the Republic of Ireland star to the King Power Stadium in a deal which could have seen Martyn Waghorn head to Molineux.
Both clubs were happy with the deal and Doyle was said to be keen on the switch, but was apparently reluctant to take a big cut in his wages.
The 29-year-old has two years left on his Wolves contract and is believed to be picking up £40,000 a week, a figure City were reluctant to match as they try to conform with the new Financial Fair Play rules.
City were still trying to find a compromise as the clock ticked down yesterday, but a deal was looking very doubtful.
City are also believed to have inquired about a possible loan move for Stoke winger Michael Kightly, but did not follow up their interest.
One deal that did get done was the departure on loan of striker Marko Futacs.
The Hungarian returned to his homeland to join up with Diosgyori VTK after finding his opportunities limited at City.
Besides that, it was a quiet final day of the window at City. Several players had been linked with moves away from City before the deadline, such as Paul Konchesky who was close to joining Brighton, but nothing materialised.
The big plus for City was they retained key trio Wes Morgan, Kasper Schmeichel and David Nugent, who were all subject of interest from other clubs. City had rejected bids from Nottingham Forest and Hull for Morgan and Schmeichel respectively, while Nugent had been the subject of reports that Forest had tried to entice him to the City Ground. Reports that were not confirmed by City.
Manager Nigel Pearson had said on Saturday, following City's defeat at Charlton, that he wouldn't be concerned if he couldn't add to his squad.
"It is about availability of players and being able to do the right business when it comes along," he said.
"If we can strengthen the squad we will do it and, if not, then I know we have a very capable squad as it is."
Pearson added; "There is healthy competition in the squad. I think we have some really good players." Reported by This is 8 hours ago.