New Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew expects a busy January market.

Palace, third from bottom, have an interest in taking Arsenal's Yaya Sanogo on loan or perhaps signing Bafetimbi Gomis from Swansea City, says the Mail on Sunday.

Pardew said: "Without putting pressure on the chairman - because I think it's difficult for the manager to keep talking publicly about players and putting unnecessary pressure on the board - we have had discussions and we are going to need a player or two at least and that is what we're going to try to do.

"Maybe it just needs a little change of direction. The players have a great attitude here. I've been really, really impressed with them.

"So can I help change that energy into more tangible results? That might take a transfer or a change of style a little bit and that's really what a manager of my experience can hopefully do."