Frustration as Mansfield Town miss out on deadline day signing at the last minute

Boss Nigel Clough had been trying to bring in a forward player as cover for the injured Rhys Oates and Chad understands that a deal had been agreed for a loan deal on a player, but his parent club withdrew at 10.59pm.

Earlier in the evening Stags had been linked with Charlton Athletic's Nigerian forward Diallang Jaiyesimi but no confirmation was available as to whether this was the deal in question.

Clough will now go with what he has but will probably elect to keep young striker James Gale in his squad as cover instead of the planned loan to another club.

The Stags boss revealed earlier in the week that he had tried over 30 names in recent weeks but had been unable to get any over the line due to a variety of reasons from wage demands to players intent on playing at a higher level and clubs changing their minds or suffering an injury that left them unable to release the player in question.