Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has ruled his club out of a move for Town striker Jon Stead. The Eagles, along with Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday, were linked with the 26-year-old prior to the closure of the transfer window last week.
Warnock says signing the Town striker even on loan would be beyond his club at the present time: "We can't afford Jon Stead. I don't think we will be doing anything this week but we are still on lookout for a striker with [Stern] John out until the end of October."
Prior to the transfer window closing, Doncaster Rovers boss Sean O’Driscoll said that wages would probably prevent his club from signing Stead, while the striker was reported to have been offered to Sheffield Wednesday as part of a swap deal involving defender Richard Wood.