Wrexham see club record move for striker Luke Armstrong REJECTED by the EFL as Hollywood-backed League Two side failed to get documents in before 11pm deadline
- Wrexham thought they had met the EFL’s 11pm deadline to register a new signing
- Luke Armstrong had agreed to join but paperwork was filed too late, EFL say
- It means Armstrong now must return to Harrogate Town pending an appeal
Wrexham’s club record move for Harrogate Town striker Luke Armstrong has dramatically collapsed after paperwork was not submitted before Friday’s 11pm deadline.
In a move that is believed to have been in the region of £500,000, Armstrong had accepted a switch to North Wales on Deadline Day following interest from MK Dons.
Armstrong went on strike last month in a bid to force his way out of Harrogate but he will now have to return after the EFL ruled his switch to Wrexham void.
‘The registration of Luke Armstrong from Harrogate to Wrexham has been rejected on the basis of the paperwork not being submitted by the necessary deadline,’ an EFL spokesperson told Mail Sport.
It means Wrexham’s deadline day business ended up with Millwall defender George Evans and a loan move for young Arsenal goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo.
More to follow.
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