Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has spoken about the club's transfer plans.

The Spaniard was well backed by the club in the summer, as they spent lavishly on his prime targets.

As the Midlands team battles for a top four finish, Emery admitted there may be new arrivals this winter.

He told reporters: "It is difficult transfer period because it is not really very easy to get something taking time and being really relevant to improve the squad but at the beginning, like last year, in my opinion it is to try to let some players leave. We did it last year and this year we are in the same way.

"If some players leave, (Leander) Dendoncker is more or less close to leaving, we are analyzing deeply until the last moment how we will finish the season with the objective we are facing.

"Last year we weren't in Europe, but this year we are and in the FA Cup for now. We are in the Premier League more or less being consistent in the top seven positions. It is not clear if we are going to get someone if we don't believe that they will increase our level.

"During the season and usually every team is preparing their squad for the summer, spending more or less their budget in the summer. There aren't many teams who can spend more money like in the summer and our situation is the same."