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Transfer news: Mark Hughes insists Stoke will not be making significant signings in January

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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has said the club are not looking to spend a significant amount of money in the January transfer window

Mark Hughes insists Stoke will not be looking to make any major additions in the January transfer window.

Stoke strengthened in the summer with a flurry of new signings, the most notable of those arrivals was Bojan, signed from Barcelona for £6million.

The Stoke boss, whose side lie just four points outside the relegation zone, has not ruled out delving into the loan market but said any important business will wait until the summer.

“We won’t be spending any significant amounts of money I would suggest," he said. "We may look at loans, we may look at opportunities to bring younger players if they are available but any significant business in terms of financial outlay I don’t think we will be doing that.

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“We only have a certain amount of money we can spend in any given season and it may be that we keep what we have and invest in the summer which would probably make more sense.

"January is very difficult to get the players that you feel you need during that window. We will see how we go. In terms of targets I wouldn’t say there is anyone we are focussing on.”

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