Hartlepool's director of sport Chris Turner is restarting his search for a new left-back after a deal for a target collapsed.

Turner had highlighted the full-back positions as top priorities this summer and made steps to address the problem by signing Darlington's Neil Austin last month.

He was then on the verge of completing a deal for an unnamed left-back on Tuesday, believed to be Stockport's Michael Rose, before the deal fell through.

"I had a left-back virtually signed up until late on Tuesday night," Turner told the Sunderland Echo.

"But that has fallen through so I will be looking to bring through a left-back in the coming days."