Source: FOOTYMAD
Roy's transfer plans
Roy Hodgson will add to his squad in January. With the Reds now debt free Hodgson knows he will have money to spend in the January transfer window. While he is prepared to buy big names players, the boss insists he won't be held to ransom. "If we want the right quality, we have got to be prepared to pay the right price," he said. "The owners know that perfectly well. We have got to make certain that if we go out and spend £20m, we are getting a £20m player. "We want to be attracting the players that Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter are chasing. It would be nice to think that we can shop at a high level. "I'm like all managers in that I'm wary of the January transfer window. I think it can be dangerous as clubs try to correct mistakes. "But, having said that, we are going to very interested in trying to improve our squad in January. There is no question about that. I am sure we will sign players. "What I would hope to do is get this group of players playing well enough so we don't need to panic. "Then I can say to the owners, 'If we are going to spend a lot of money, let's get the right man.' "I don't want to spend half the money that might be available on someone for the sake of buying when the player we actually want might not be available until the summer. "The lucky thing is that we are rebuilding around several top-class players. We have got Reina, Carragher, Gerrard, Torres, Kuyt - it's not as if we are rebuilding from nothing."
