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Graham Potter admits he won't delve into the January transfer market for the sake of it having seen his Swansea City side dismantle Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup.

Goals from Courtney Baker-Richardson, Nathan Dyer and Jay Fulton ensured the Swans booked their place in the fourth round of this season's competition with an empathic triumph over Dean Smith's troops.

The visitors were without several first team players, including Wilfried Bony, Jefferson Montero and Oli McBurnie, for the trip to the Midlands while Martin Olsson and Tom Carroll remain sidelined.

The January window follows what was a turbulent summer for the Swans in which they lost numerous stars following their relegation from the Premier League, with Potter putting his faith in several youngsters ahead of their first Championship campaign since their promotion from the second tier under Brendan Rodgers in 2011.

But speaking after the match at Villa Park, Potter admitted he's determined to improve the players he already has at his disposal.

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When asked if he needs to sell before buying, Potter responded: "There's nobody saying here's X amount of pounds, go and spend it. Put it that way.

"You never know. Like I've said before, sometimes it's not necessarily a case of looking to offload. It's a market, people need to want the players and the players need to want to go there. It's not as simple as just offloading people.

"If players don't feel like they've had enough game time or if they want to challenge themselves in a different environment, and that's a possibility, we'll see.

"This January window is quite volatile. It's hard to find good solutions because everybody wants players.

"We'll try and improve the group but it's also important to improve the team and the players that we've got here."

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And when asked if he feels he has to make additions to his squad this month, the Swansea boss commented: "I don't think it's a necessity. I would say if you can and you can improve, that's the key. It's not about doing something for the sake of it, it's whether you can improve.

"I'm happy with the players I've got. I'm happy with the team, but the players can still improve.

"I don't think we were that good today. We can play better from my perspective so that's exciting.

"As much as you want to look externally for solutions, you always have to look at your own team and players to try and improve them."

The Swans await the outcome of the fourth round draw which takes place on Monday night.