West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola intends to buy - rather than sell - this month.

Zola's squad is down to the bare bones and he would like to bring in new recruits in the January transfer window.

But with the debt-ridden club up for sale, Zola's biggest challenge this month will be to keep hold of England stars like Carlton Cole and Matthew Upson.

"Of course I don't want to lose my players. Actually I would like to do something to improve the situation. We will see what happens and what we can do," said Zola.