SAM Allardyce has ditched plans to sign Artim Sakiri.
The Reebok boss has had second thoughts about tackling the red tape that was holding up the Macedonian international's transfer.
Wanderers were preparing to lodge an appeal against Home Office refusal to grant the 28-year-old winger a work permit but have now decided not to pursue their interest.
Sakiri's dream move to the Reebok was blocked because Macedonia, who are at home to Slovakia on Saturday in the final round of World Cup qualifiers, are not in the top 70 of footballing nations.
Wanderers have received official confirmation from the Football Association that Ricardo Gardner will serve only a one-match suspension as a result of his red card at Arsenal. He misses Monday's Worthington Cup tie at home to Nottingham Forest - a game he would have missed anyway because of World Cup commitments with Jamaica.
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