Much of the focus during the January transfer window will be on whether Nigel Pearson can engineer any funds to try and bolster his squad with much-needed additions.
They'll be a lot of mitigating factors that will affect the possibility of that happening, including the potential that one or two players may have to leave, but there is a necessity to add to the squad depth and in particular, improve the defence.
While a couple of City's big assets such as Alex Scott and Antoine Semenyo will undoubtedly be in the headlines, a handful of the younger talents may find themselves leaving the club on a temporary basis to build their first-team experience.
