"We had been working on a couple of options but it looks like they won't be doable financially so it's back to other options," said O'Neil [via the Daily Mail]. "It's disappointing as we felt we were making headway but it looks like it's not doable."
"I won't just sign a player for the sake of it. We need to take people who deserve the chance to play for us and are good enough. January is tricky. Prices are inflated and people don't want to lose good players."