Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he may have made a mistake by telling the club to scrap plans to buy players last summer.
City are expected to dip into the transfer market this month in an effort to stop their season spiralling out of control.
They have not made a significant signing in January since the arrival of Aymeric Laporte for £57m from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.
Lens defender Abdukodir Khusanov is on the brink of completing a £33.6m move after City agreed a fee for the Uzbekistan international.
Guardiola is also hoping to bring in Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, while Palmeiras' teenage defender Vitor Reis is also on his radar.