Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke says his team did want to sign Dennis Politic from Bolton Wanderers on a permanent basis but suggested that wage demands were a stumbling block which meant the deal never came about.
The 21-year-old has been on loan at the League Two side this season and racked up 15 appearances with the Valiants, scoring five times.
He had been offered a fresh contract with Wanderers earlier this campaign, but this was turned down and his deal with the club is poised to run out this summer.
