Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is determined to keep his squad together beyond the January market.

"For all managers, the January window is a nightmare," he said.

"We will try to add to the squad. The problem is we need to find someone who can have an almost immediate impact.

"There is a huge amount of expectation around most clubs at this time with rumours of this player coming or that one going. Once the speculation has gone from one player, it just moves on to someone else.

"If someone comes in for one of our players we will try to resist them for as long as we possibly can."