Crystal Palace have already started on their strategy for January with Roy Hodgson believing it will be vital if they are to pull themselves out of the Premier League abyss.
Hodgson has said Dougie Freedman, who was hired as sporting director in August while Frank de Boer was still in charge, is working on targets and transfers.
Turkish striker Cenk Tosun of Besiktas is among their top targets with the 26-year-old valued at around £20million.
Asked if Palace's heavy Carabao Cup defeat by Championship Bristol City showed how he has to spend in January, Hodgson said: 'The only honest and fair answer to that is yes.