Alan Hardy: 'Notts County move for Spanish forward broke down due to wages'

Alan Hardy has revealed how Notts County were on the brink of signing a Spanish forward on a free transfer earlier this week.

However, the move broke down because the wages agreed "needed to be net of tax, not gross".

The Magpies have been on the lookout for a new forward following Mason Bennett's injury and subsequent surgery forcing him to return to parent club Derby County.

“I think our search for a player who is currently unattached has been well documented,” Hardy told the Nottingham Post.

“We took that search far and wide, and we were alerted to a Spanish player without a club. I don’t want to name him out of respect.

“But we held productive talks, they were progressing excellently and thought we had the deal agreed.

“Then his agent came back and said the wages we had agreed needed to be net of tax, not gross. Unfortunately, the deal then fell apart which was bitterly frustrating.”

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