Patulea scored four goals as a pre-season trialist

Lincoln manager Peter Jackson admits City's bid to sign striker Adrian Patulea is on the verge of collapse.

The Romanian, 24, impressed during pre-season, but the Imps have been unable to reach an agreement with his current club Petrolul Ploesti.

Jackson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "They now say they want money down, so at the moment it's unlikely to happen.

"I'll keep trying but we have a cut-off point, and if they don't move we won't so it's a stalemate."