Striker Deal Looking Gray

Barnsley boss Simon Davey had admitted his patience is wearing thin in his pursuit of Charlton Athletic striker Andy Gray. A deal with Charlton and the player has been agreed for a couple of weeks now but with the Addicks still in the process of a takeover and under a transfer embargo, the deal still cannot go through.

Gray actually played the 90 minutes for Charlton in their 1-0 Carling Cup defeat at Hereford this week and missed a penalty.

Davey told Barnsley Player:

"We are still talking to Charlton about Andy Gray but they remain under a transfer embargo until their takeover is completed. We were expecting it to go through yesterday but again there have been more delays.

"Everything is agreed and we are just waiting on Charlton saying that we can push it through. Our patience is wearing a little thin though and we are coming nearer to the end of the transfer window. We are very close to taking the deal off the table and going elsewhere. We will have to decide very soon when we draw a line under the whole thing and go somewhere else".

One player who should sign this week though is Icelandic international Emil Hallfredsson. Hallfredsson played the full 90 minutes in Iceland's 1-1 friendly draw with Slovakia last night and is expected to fly into England today. He should sign tomorrow but international clearance is likely to see him miss Saturday's first home game against Coventry.