Graham Turner's search for a striker will have to continue after he admitted he had missed out on one he had been tracking.
"We've had an offer on the table for five or six weeks now and it's strung along, but the selling club wanted to get their own deals done first," Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"That's finally fallen through which is a big disappointment, but we move on to the next one."
Turner also said he hoped to operate with a squad of around 23 players this coming season, including some season long loan players.