Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is keeping his transfer plans close to his chest.
He said: "There will be plenty of speculation flying around. I can't dampen that or quell it. We are going to try and improve the team if we can.
"It is not easy, I must admit - but it would be important that we do.
"It is not by design that I wait until the last minute in the transfer window. If I could have done it on January 1, I would have done it when the window opened."