Charlton Athletic see deadline day loan move for QPR’s Macauley Bonne collapse

Charlton Athletic have seen a deadline day loan move for Macauley Bonne fall through.

The Addicks looked set to add their former frontman to Ben Garner’s squad.

But Charlton owner Thomas Sandgaard issued a statement on the club’s website shortly after the 11pm cut-off for registering deals to confirm that their attempts to add a striker had fallen through.

The Danish businessman, in the UK for the end of the transfer window, did not mention QPR or Bonne by name.

“It has been a busy few days and we were very confident of bringing in another striker before the deadline,” Sandgaard told the club’s official website. “The whole recruitment team – myself, Steve [Gallen], Martin [Sandgaard] and Ben [Garner] – have been working tirelessly to get this last deal completed.

“We thought we were there and the player had passed his medical at our training ground on Thursday evening, but unfortunately there were complications beyond our control late in the day, which went down to the last minute, and we haven’t been able to sign the player.

“With players departing the club on loan, that frees up some space in the squad and we’ll now have a further look at options in the free agent market.

“Despite not getting a striker in, we have a very good squad in place and an excellent manager, as our early-season performances have shown. The whole group are focused on the coming months and doing the best they can for the club.”

The only activity on the final day has been exits with Alex Gilbey joining Lincoln City on loan. And fellow midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey also looks set to be a late mover as well.

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