US-based hedge fund manager Mike Newton will not follow up on his interest in Stockport, the club have announced.
The two sides signed a non-disclosure agreement to allow Newton to examine the club and it's finances in detail, but he has opted to not take his interest any further with the club on the brink of relegation from the League.
The club have already planned out two playing budgets for next season, telling the BBC they will spend £800,000 on wages if they remain in the League. If they drop into the Conference that sum will be halved, putting them in with the also-rans of the fifth tier.
Meanwhile the chase to buy Wrexham has had a few more twists and turns. Former Premier League footballer Ashley Ward has dropped out of the race, while the Supporters Trust, WST, are in discussions with former bidder Stephanie Booth about a joint bid. Stephen Cleeve also remains in the running and has been courting fans on the Red Passion fansite in a bid to get backing.