Calum Willock will not be joining AFC Wimbledon after the Kingsmeadow club revealed the coffers could not meet his demands.
Terry Brown had hoped to tie up a deal for the striker, who scored in Tuesday night's 2-1 win over a Fulham XI.
But after a meeting with chairman Erik Samuelson, the club has decided that the finances cannot stretch to accomodate the former Brentford man.
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