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Pellegrini open to winter Man City additions

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini was not ruling out the possibility of bringing in new players in the winter transfer window.

The reigning Premier League champions already find themselves sitting eight points behind league leaders Chelsea which has prompted Pellegrini to suggest that perhaps there could be one or two new faces arriving at the Etihad Stadium in January.

However, the Chilean tactician also suggested that his club would look to focus on Sunday's league meeting with Southampton and their next Champions League fixture against Roma which will define whether or not they progress to the next phase of Euroipe's premier club competition.

"It's a thing that maybe we will talk in a few weeks' more," Pellegrini told Sky Sports of City's potential transfer plans.

"But not in this moment. We are just focused on the Premier League, focused on the game in Rome.

"If we continue in the Champions League we will have a lot of things to think about, but you must remember we have restrictions this year - restrictions that we cannot bring in important players because we must leave them out of the squad for the Champions League.

"So we will see but I repeat that at this moment it is not the first priority to talk about. We are not thinking about that because I think it's important to trust in the squad that we have."

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