Yesterday, The People and Sunday Mirror reported that Clingan had decided against a move to the Ricoh Arena only for Chris Coleman to say to the Coventry Telegraph: "I thought we had one towards the back end of last week but, agents being agents, that has changed.
"We have said all along, the chairman and I, that we will not bend over for agents.
"Agents' fees and stuff like that has stopped us signing a good player, and a player we have chased for two months.
"We have not had one conversation with the agent, we have done it all through the club, who obviously hold the registration of the player.
"Then at the last minute we got a call from the agent asking for a ridiculous fee, despite the fact that he has done no work whatsoever, and we said no.
"And I believe we are right to say no and I advised the chairman not to pay the agent because he has done nothing to bring the player to us and nothing for the player.
"The deal is dead in the water at the minute, so we are going to have to look elsewhere."