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Premier League: Malky Mackay won't have funds to spend in January transfer window

Image: Malky Mackay: Cardiff boss has been told there is no money to spend in January

Cardiff boss Malky Mackay's hopes of having some transfer funds to spend in January have been well and truly dashed.

Quality additions

Mackay's team stand four points outside the relegation zone, and the Scot was hoping he would receive the board's financial backing midway through the campaign. The fact Malaysian businessman Tan, through Lim, has indicated that will not be happening may be of some concern to the Scot, in his third season at the club. Speaking at the weekend, Mackay said: "It would be great if we can bring in three quality additions to the squad. "I would look to strengthen all three departments in terms of a defender, a midfielder and an attacking player. "I will talk to my chairman (about January) who will then discuss it with his board of directors and our owner and I will take my lead from them. "It's up to them then what financially they want to spend in January. I've got my lists of players, whether they be permanent targets or loans for various positions. We've got to try and strengthen again. "We are a first-time club so to speak. Everyone barring two other clubs has got a massive head start on us in terms of quality. "They might only need to bring in one or two over a season. We had to bring in a group of eight players which was going to give us the chance to survive. "You have a choice, do you invest knowing you have a really good chance of staying up or do you invest knowing you might go down and then have to build again?" Looking at the January market, Mackay added: "People are leaving clubs for different reasons and overall you have to be careful. It's about bringing in another layer of quality to add to what we've got. I need to bring in guys who are going to add to that." Mackay joined Cardiff in June 2011, and after missing out on promotion in his first season at the club, when his team suffered a play-off semi-final defeat to West Ham, he led the Welsh side to the 2012/13 Championship title.

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