Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow has suggested that the club will support the new management with transfer funds in the January window.
Dean Smith was officially unveiled yesterday and he was impressed with the squad he inherited from Steve Bruce. Villa narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season, but they have been very poor this term, sitting 15th in the Championship table after 12 games.
While the new manager will require time to assess the squad before setting up priorities in the transfer market, Smith probably has given a clue about where he would like to invest in January.