We know we need one more extra body as a defender and I think in an ideal world we need two attacking players Gary Rowett

The Blues boss is targeting ‘attacking players’ and is also keen to supplement his defensive ranks once the window opens.



“We are making progress, but I said that last summer and I’m particularly mindful of extolling the virtue of the fact that I’m going to seal three magnificent deals and then look like an absolute buffoon on 1 February when we’ve got no players in the building,” said Rowett.



“So I’m tempering that enthusiasm with a little bit of realism but I am hopeful, like I’ve said before, that we can get two or three players in positions where we feel we need a little bit more.



“It’s ironic really because sometimes that changes from period to period where you think you need a certain player and then three or four games later maybe another position is more of a priority.



“We know where we want to add players and I think that’s a little mix.



“We know we need one more extra body as a defender and I think in an ideal world we need two attacking players to give us more goals and more options.



“I think that’s certainly something we’d like after Christmas, to have more options.



“I’d like to struggle to pick a team. That’s a challenge I’d like to face after Christmas and I’m more than ready for it.”



The January transfer window opens on Saturday 2 January – the day that Blues host Brentford at St. Andrew’s.



Any signings of players on Emergency, Standard or Youth Loans would have to be completed by midday that day for them to be eligible to face the Bees.



The window closes at 11pm on Monday 1 February.



