Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is preparing for a quiet January in the transfer market. The Scot said: "January can be a bit of a panicky window but we have got to be sensible and trade carefully.

"Whether there is a lot of business here at Villa (in January) is doubtful.

"I don't think we will see much. I've said since the summer we've got to trade carefully and, for something to happen, we have to try and balance it out by someone going off the wage bill.

"That is the way we are working at the moment. There are no out and out targets as such.

"I know where I need to strengthen the team but whether that is going to be in January remains to be seen."

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